Chapter 4 of Guildford County: Heart of the Piedmont Flashcards
1
Q
What was the county’s 1st newspaper?
A
Greensborough Patriot
2
Q
What was the first cotton mill in NC and 1st one run by steam in the south?
A
Mount Hecla Mill
3
Q
Who spearheaded the movement for a state supported railway system?
A
John Motley Morehead and William A Graham
4
Q
Longest plank road ever built
A
Appian way of NC
5
Q
What was the Patriot Newspaper renamed to?
A
Times: An Illustrated Southern Family Paper
