Denton NC History -Photos -Videos

Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery, Today is a Gift, that's why it's called the Present. Thanks to the people who shared Info and Photos for Denton North Carolina History/Photo site , Jim Harrison, Jon Johnson, WJ Loflin, Donnie Bell, Buddy Sexton, Joanne Sue Snider, Richard Smith, Raeford Clover, Max Hill, John Yates, Frances Lax, Mary Lee Kindly, Betty Lomax, Ginger Martin,

Barbra Hogan, Nancy [Lanier] Johnson, Avalea Surratt, Peggy Wilkins, Tom and Brenda Hughes, Al Penry, Denton Orator, Denton NC Library, Donnie Glover, the crew picture {B-52 Crash} is courtesy Lt. Colonel Glen C. USAF Ret., artwork of the B-52 by Dru Blair, info on the crash & the crew are at the NC Aviation Museum in Asheboro NC, border & graphics courtesy Lowe Garner and James Arthur Johnson.
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Denton North Carolina History, Former and merged names include: · Finch Roads · Finch's Crossroads · Sycamore ~ sycamore was because of a large grove of sycamore trees.Then they called that place finches cross roads. In 1882 two young men J M Daniel and BI Harrison decided that the immediate vicinity of the cross roads would be a good location for a general store . According to land purchase from Roby Morris , Daniel and Harrison erected a store building approximately 18 x 40 feet a building which long stood on the northeast boundary of where the Hill Motor Co. did stand and now the Classic Restaurant . The building stocked with groceries, drygoods and hardware. A larger stock than could not be found at any other store in southern Davidson County with the exception of Jackson Hill, and proceeded to do what was locally considered a profitable business. In to the building the Post Office was moved and May 23, 1883 . BI Harrison became the towns third postmaster. During his second year in office mail service was daily, where prior to that it was brought down from Thomasville NC. The founding of Denton NC may be dated from the time the place acquired a post office, began to be called Denton NC and ceased to be Finch's Cross Road. The General Assembly passed a bill incorporating the town of Denton NC March 11 , 1907 . Town had its first mayor in 1907 J.E. Varner with B.I. Harrison , Arthur E. Davis , J.M. Daniel , L.A. Newsom and Jesse C. Morris as town commissioners. Abel Anderson was the town physician and John F. Carroll as the chief of police . In 1905 the Glenn Anna was the start of the railroad from Thomasville to Denton . This was what would start later the H.P.T.D . The rail road was to bring growth to the town of Denton NC . In 1910 the local citizens of Denton NC started the first bank . Denton NC began to flourish and with the railroad making its way through out the country side. Denton NC became the cross tide capital of the country. This gave jobs to many Denton NC residence through out the years to come . But one important note about our town ,our founding fathers . We would like to remember as we celebrate our centennial is J. M. Daniel and B. I. Harrison without these men we might not be Denton NC .This information furnished by Davidson Record and Dispatch articles in 1957 http://Denton100.com , http://Denton27239.com
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