History – Page 2 – Kernersville Magazine

Why Turkey? A History of Holiday Food

By Avery Walker Thanksgiving is a time for giving thanks for all the blessings we have received during the year,

By Kelly Hargett Did you know that Kernersville once housed a bottled water business that began in 1912? It is

By Kelly Hargett The Francis Marion Stafford House sits a little back from the south end of Main Street in

By Kelly Hargett In 1896 Thomas Calvin McCuiston opened a bicycle service, repair, and sale shop which he ran for

By Kelly Hargett On Jan. 27, 1889, Grover C. Bodenhamer was born to parents Jacob F. Bodenhamer and Emma J.

By Kelly Hargett Education would prove to be an important part of Kernersville’s history. According to Michael Marshall and Jerry

By Kelly Hargett The Davis Hotel sat on Main Street in downtown Kernersville. It is frustrating that no really good

By Kelly Hargett Excerpt from Haunted Kernersville:This property, located across the street from the tavern that sat at the crossroads

By Kelly Hargett The building that currently sits at 109 East Mountain Street in downtown Kernersville was built by Ned

By Kelly Hargett Tobacco was the lifeblood of North Carolina during the 19th and 20th centuries, however, during the 17th