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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

ALMOST 100 YEARS AGO


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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 19, 2009 at 9:42 AM

    The 1877 "Atlas" of Salisbury indicates that the dam was 500 ft. or so long. It had to be wide enough to withstand the lateral force of the water, which it did for many years.

    Apparently the dam owner charged the City of Salisbury with causing it to break by running a steam roller along the roadway, and the City argued that it was in poor condition. It seems that things have not changed much since then.

    See this for a copy of the 1877 Atlas:

    http://sbynews.blogspot.com/2009/05/salisbury-historical-moment-back-in-day.html

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  2. AnonymousMay 19, 2009 at 9:48 AM

    If Salisbury had its "Historical District Commission" back then there would still be a pond between the Courthouse and the RR tracks and Route 13 would go thru Pittsville.

    And we would be much better off here in Salisbury.

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  3. AnonymousMay 19, 2009 at 10:14 AM

    The high school on Upton Street is where the (former) Daily Times plant and office building is now located -- built after the school was demolished. That site once was a Civil War camp (Camp Upton) on the edge of Humphreys Lake.

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  4. AnonymousMay 19, 2009 at 12:10 PM

    Where can someone find old maps or renderings of what Salisbury looked like back then? Or are there maps available taht show the current city streets overlayed on the previous city layout? It would be very intersting to look at for us residents who do not know as much about teh area's history as we should.

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