Hello, There is currently a history of Davidson, NC on eBay and I thought some of you may be interested in it. It can be found here: <A HREF="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2980&item=2908192976">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2980&item=2908192976</A> You are bidding on Davidson - A History of the Town from 1835 until 1937 by Mary D. Beaty. The book is a hardcover first edition that is 213 pages in length, including illustrations and index. It was published by the Briarpatch Press in 1979. Beaty presents a comprehensive history of the town of Davidson, North Carolina in this book from 1835 to 1937. Supplementing this history are old maps of the town (with names of residents) and old photos of buildings and people in Davidson. The more prominent families (with 5 or more individuals named, per the index) include these families: ADAMS, ALEXANDER, ALLISON, ARBUCKLE, ARMOUR BLACK, BOOE, BRADY, BRATTAIN, BROWN CALDWELL, CAMPBELL, CASHION, CATHEY, CHRISTENBURY, CRANFORD, CURRIE DAVIDSON, DINKINS, DONALDSON, DOUGLAS, DUPUY EDWARDS, ELLIOTT GILLESPIE, GOODRUM, GREY HARRIS, HARRISON, HAWKINS, HELPER, HENDERSON, HILL, HOBBS, HOUSTON, HUNTER JETTON, JOHNSON, JOHNSTON LAFFERTY, LINGLE, LOTHERY McCONNELL, MARTIN, MAXWELL, MAYHEW, MEBANE, MOCK, MOORE PIPPINS, POTTS, PRICE REID, RICHARDS SAMPLE, SCOFIELD, SHELTON, SLOAN, SMITH, SPARROW, STILES, STIREWALT, STOUGH, SUMMERS THOMPSON, TORRENCE WARSHAM, WHITE, WILLIAMS, WILLIAMSON, WILSON, WITHERS Here is a list of the chapters and appendices you will find in the history of Davidson: Chapter I - The Early Years, 1835-1850 Chapter II - The Fifties and the Civil War Chapter III - Stability and Growth: the 1870s Chapter IV - Town Life in the Eighties and Nineties Chapter V - The People and Houses of Main Street Chapter VI - The Development of Concord Road Chapter VII - The Twentieth Century: to the Twenties Chapter VIII - Business Life in the Town Chapter IX - Endings and New Beginnings Appendix I - Family Names Recorded in the Helper Store Ledger Appendix II - Davidson College Students from the Town of Davidson, 1840-1925 Appendix III - Mayors and Commissioners Appendix IV - Principals of the Davidson School Appendix V - Chronology of Known Davidson Businesses to 1915 Appendix VI - Chronology of Known Nineteenth Century Davidson Buildings Appendix VII - Chronology of Twentieth Century Davidson Buildings (to 1925) Mentioned in the Text Appendix VIII - Postmasters of Davidson Appendix IX - Davidson Citizens Who Have Received the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award Appendix X - Members of the Davidson Methodist Church in 1910