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New River Valley Map
This image is a picture of the New River Valley. There are various counties on the map. Each county is color-coded and there is a smaller map of North Carolina and Virginia which shows the broader context of the region. Printed on the slide is text…
A Birth Certificate For Johnny Preston Greene
This is the birth certificate for Johnny Preston Greene, born on August 6, 1915. The parents of the newborn boy were Dudley Farthing Greene, father, and Alice Hattie Greene, mother. Both the parents were born in Watauga County, and Dudley worked as a…
Obituary of Maude Farthing
This newspaper clipping from the Watauga Democrat on June 13, 1983, shows the obituaries in the area. This one focuses on Maude Farthing, who died on June 11 at 89. Maude was born in 1894 and was the daughter of Winfield Scott and Nannie Vaught…
Newspaper Clipping About Watauga Teachers
This newspaper clipping writes how two Watauga school teachers, Mrs. Dorothy F. Greene, who taught for ten years at the Bethel Elementary School, and Mr. Vance C. Vines, who is the principal in the Burlington City Schools were given officer positions…
Gathering Of School Officials
This newspaper clipping shows school officials' instrumental in the growth of the Watauga County school system from 1885 to 1955. The names of these individuals are listed in the middle section of the article at the bottom and into the third section…
An Agreement To Sell Real Estate Form
In this document, the Farthing Family has employed the service of S.C. Eggers to sell the C.J. Farthing Farm of 69 acres for them in Watauga County, North Carolina. Upon this real estate being sold, the family agreed to pay the sum of $16,000 dollars…
Property Rights 1972 Greensboro Daily News
This image depicts a newspaper clipping from the Greensboro Daily News. At the top of the clipping "Trails. N" is written in red pen. Towards the middle, there is a fading stamp that reads "Greensboro Daily News" and "A-1 Nov. 16, 1972" is written in…
Manila Envelope Original Housing For Assorted Watauga News
This is an empty manila envelope that housed assorted newspaper clippings in this collection. On the outside of the envelope there is a list of various regions of Watauga County. The list includes: "Beech Mtn, Blowing Rock, Boone, Deep Gap, Seven…
"Democrats To Gather Tonight," Watauga Democrat, March 26, 1970
This short newspaper clipping announces Rufus Edmisten as a speaker at the Democratic rally in Watauga County that night. This item is on the bottom, second from the left, of page 65 in Rufus Edmisten's scrapbook labeled "Birth-Appointment on Ervin's…
"Rufus Edmisten Calls For Unity At Democrat Meeting," Watauga Democrat, April 2, 1970
This newspaper clipping features an image of five men. Edmisten is pictured second from the left. In the article it features Edmisten calling on the Democratic Party to come together at a rally held at the Watauga County Courthouse. This item is on…