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Greensboro Daily News begins publication. [2] Greensboro Country Club founded. [9] 1917 – Guilford Courthouse National Military Park established. 1918 – Maplewood Cemetery established. [5] 1920 – Population: 19,861. [3] 1922 - United Way of Greater Greensboro is founded under the original name "Greensboro Community Chest".
WBIG (1470 AM) was a radio station in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States, which broadcast from 1926 to 1986.It was last owned by the Jefferson-Pilot Communications Corporation (JP) and was its first broadcasting property.
The hill and its convenient location proved a popular choice for Greensboro Victorian era middle class who wished to escape the hustle and bustle of the growing village. Renamed “College Hill” after the establishment of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1891, a number of elaborate Queen Anne-style houses were built along ...
Fisher Park Historic District is a national historic district in the Fisher Park neighborhood, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 541 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 44 contributing structures in a predominantly residential section of Greensboro.
On Nov. 3, 1979, Ku Klux Klansmen and neo-Nazis ambushed and killed five leftist demonstrators at an anti-racist rally in Greensboro, North Carolina. Opinion - 45 years after the Greensboro ...
The Tanger Family Bicentennial Garden is a historical garden and visitor center located in Greensboro, North Carolina. It was created in 1976 to recognize and honor the 200th anniversary of the United States (its bicentennial). The garden features a man-made circulating stream, a wedding gazebo, and a variety of artistic and historical sculptures.
Wake’s declining market share. The school district used to grow by more than 5,000 students a year. But now planners project it will grow by 450 students this fall and by 12,362 students over ...
There has been a distinct difference in the economic growth of North Carolina's urban and rural areas. While large cities such as Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, and others have experienced rapid population and economic growth over the last thirty years, many of the state's small towns have suffered from loss of jobs and population. Most of ...