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Greensboro, Guilford, NC
Greensboro was established near the geographic center of Guilford County, on land that was "an unbroken forest with thick undergrowth of huckleberry bushes, that bore a finely flavored fruit." Property for the future village was purchased from the Saura for $98. Three north-south streets (Greene, Elm, Davie) were laid out intersecting with three east-west streets (Gaston, Market, Sycamore). The courthouse was built at the center of the intersection of Elm and Market streets. By 1821, the town was home to 369 residents.
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- 1854 - Greensborough
Greensborouoh, a flourishing post-village, capital of Guilford county, North Carolina, on the Central railroad, 86 miles W. N. W. from Raleigh. The...Read MORE... - 1865 - April 26 - Battle of Durham Station, NC (Greensboro)
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1869 - Four inches of snow fell on the 7th at Covington, Va., and Greensboro, N. C.
St Joseph Herald
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November 13, 1869- 1878 - Courting Advice
We are two sisters, good-looking, sociable, refined and educated, but we have no admirers. We will not talk nonsense and think, perhaps that is the...Read MORE... - 1895 - Greensborough
Greensborough, a post-town, capital of Guilford, N.C., on the North Carolina Railroad, at its junction the Richmond & Danville and Northwestern...Read MORE... - 1900 - Blaze at Greensboro, N. C.
Charlotte, N. C., Jan. 1. - Fire at Greensboro, N. C. yesterday caused losses aggregating nearly $100,000, partly covered by insurance. The fire...Read MORE... 
Immanuel Lutheran College, Greensboro, N.C.
Postcard- 1904 - STUDENTS ESCAPE FLAMES.
Greensboro, N. C., Jan. 22. - Three hundred and fifty young women students were forced to flee in their night clothing as a result of a fire which...Read MORE... 
South Elm Street, Greensboro, N.C.
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Elm Street, Looking South, Greensboro, N.C.
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Greensboro, a city, capital of Guilford co., N.C., on the Southern R., 48 miles SSW. of Danville, Va. It contains a court-house, Greensboro Female...Read MORE... - 1936 - LIST OF DEAD IN TORNADO-RAVAGED GREENSBORO SWELLS TO 12; WORK OF RELIEF AND REHABILITATION SPEEDED. AT LEAST ONE MORE EXPECTED TO DIE TODAY.
DAMAGE OF $1,500,000 LEFT IN WAKE OF FREAK TWISTER.
WIDE AREAS DEVASTATED.
Greensboro, April 3. - (AP) - The body of another negro man was...Read MORE... - 1960 - February 1 - 4 students stage 1st civil rights sit-in, at Greensboro NC Woolworth
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Immanuel Lutheran College, Greensboro, N.C.
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South Elm Street, Greensboro, N.C.
Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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Elm Street, Looking South, Greensboro, N.C.
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1854 - Greensborough
Greensborouoh, a flourishing post-village, capital of Guilford county, North Carolina, on the Central railroad, 86 miles W. N. W. from Raleigh. The... Read MORE...
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1865 - April 26 - Battle of Durham Station, NC (Greensboro)
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1869 - Four inches of snow fell on the 7th at Covington, Va., and Greensboro, N. C.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
November 13, 1869
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1878 - Courting Advice
We are two sisters, good-looking, sociable, refined and educated, but we have no admirers. We will not talk nonsense and think, perhaps that is the... Read MORE...
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1895 - Greensborough
Greensborough, a post-town, capital of Guilford, N.C., on the North Carolina Railroad, at its junction the Richmond & Danville and Northwestern... Read MORE...
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1900 - Blaze at Greensboro, N. C.
Charlotte, N. C., Jan. 1. - Fire at Greensboro, N. C. yesterday caused losses aggregating nearly $100,000, partly covered by insurance. The fire... Read MORE...
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1904 - STUDENTS ESCAPE FLAMES.
Greensboro, N. C., Jan. 22. - Three hundred and fifty young women students were forced to flee in their night clothing as a result of a fire which... Read MORE...
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1916
Greensboro, a city, capital of Guilford co., N.C., on the Southern R., 48 miles SSW. of Danville, Va. It contains a court-house, Greensboro Female... Read MORE...
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1936 - LIST OF DEAD IN TORNADO-RAVAGED GREENSBORO SWELLS TO 12; WORK OF RELIEF AND REHABILITATION SPEEDED. AT LEAST ONE MORE EXPECTED TO DIE TODAY.
DAMAGE OF $1,500,000 LEFT IN WAKE OF FREAK TWISTER.
WIDE AREAS DEVASTATED.
Greensboro, April 3. - (AP) - The body of another negro man was... Read MORE...
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1960 - February 1 - 4 students stage 1st civil rights sit-in, at Greensboro NC Woolworth
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