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Junior Order United American Mechanics Children's Home, DBA American Children's Home, is a historic Junior Order of United American Mechanics orphanage located near Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina. The complex was designed by architect Herbert B. Hunter and consists of five major buildings built between 1925 and 1932.
Lexington is the county seat of Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 19,632. [4] It is located in central North Carolina, 20 miles (32 km) south of Winston-Salem. Major highways include I-85, I-85B, U.S. Route 29, U.S. Route 70, U.S. Route 52 / I-285 and U.S. Route 64.
The Piedmont Triad is sometimes confused with the Research Triangle, an adjacent urbanized region of North Carolina that includes the cities of Raleigh, Durham and the town of Chapel Hill, among others. Both of them are part of the Piedmont Crescent, a heavily urbanized region of the state that includes the city of Charlotte.
Lexington Memorial Hospital is a historic hospital building located at Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Charles C. Hartmann in a mix of Art Deco and Art Moderne styles. It was built in 1946, and is a large masonry T-shaped building sheathed in yellow brick, three and four stories tall and 17 bays wide.
Erlanger Mill Village Historic District is a national historic district located at Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA.The district encompasses 282 contributing buildings and 7 contributing structures in a predominantly residential section of Lexington.
A death row unit for female inmates in North Carolina was subsequently established at the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women. [11] During her stay on death row, Barfield became a devout Christian. [12] Her last few years were spent ministering to prisoners, for which she received praise from Billy Graham. [13]
She was born Etta Lucille Reid in Caldwell County, North Carolina, of African-American, Native American, and European-American heritage. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Baker began playing guitar at the age of three. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] She was taught by her father, Boone Reid, a longtime player of the Piedmont blues on several instruments. [ 4 ]
Davidson County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina.As of the 2020 census, the population was 168,930. [1] Its county seat is Lexington, [2] and its largest community is Thomasville.