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Harvey Laffoon (1897-1978) was the owner, publisher and editor of The Elkin Tribune for 42 years, beginning in 1926. He was inducted into the North Carolina Journalism Hall of Fame in 2002. [2] In 1949, the paper expanded from a weekly to bi-weekly.
Notable buildings and structures include the Gwyn-Foard House (c. 1855), Hugh G. Chatham Bridge (1931), Liberty Tobacco Warehouse (c. 1920), Harris Building (1902), U.S. Post Office (1937) designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under Louis A. Simon, former Elkin Town Hall (1938–1939) built by the Works Progress Administration ...
Pages in category "People from Elkin, North Carolina" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
U.S. Route 21 (US 21)passes through Elkin. Old Business Hwy 21 is also called Bridge Street, and intersects the entire town of Elkin from the Yadkin River up to where it joins with US 21 heading north towards State Road, then to Sparta. US 21 is the route travelers would take to access North Carolina's Stone Mountain State Park.
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Elkin Township is one of fifteen townships in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. The township had a population of 6,283 according to the 2020 census. Geographically, Elkin Township occupies 21.3 square miles (55 km 2) in southwestern Surry County. Elkin Township's southern border is the Yadkin River.
North Carolina Highway 268 Business (NC 268 Bus) was established in 2002 as a renumbering of NC 268 through downtown Elkin, via Elkin Highway, Bridge Street (with short concurrency with US 21 Bus.), Market Street and Main Street.
Al Hinshaw signed on WIFM in 1949. Most FM stations were paired with an AM, but Hinshaw's brother owned a radio repair shop and they both believed FM was the future.WIFM was also different from other radio stations because it played pre-recorded music, while other stations aired Burns and Allen, Jack Benny and Amos 'n' Andy.