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Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
"Greensborough, a post-town, capital of Guilford, N.C., on the North Carolina Railroad, at its junction the Richmond & Danville and Northwestern Railroad, 81 miles W.N.W. of Raleigh, and 48 miles S.S.W. of ?ville. It contains a court-house, 16 churches, 4 news] offices, 4 banks, 2 fine hotels, a Methodist female col a graded school, a public hall, 2 foundries, 3 tobacco factories, a saw-mill, and manufactures of spokes, harsash, and blinds. Pop. in 1890, 3317."
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ...
Joseph Thomas
January 1, 1895
J.B. Lippincott
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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.
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November 13, 1869- 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.- 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.
Elm Street, Looking South, Greensboro, N.C.- 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... - 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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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.
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Saint Joseph, Michigan
November 13, 1869
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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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