by Wadesboro | Sep 19, 2019 | Wadesboro
The author, Steve Bailey, is outreach coordinator at the Anson County Historical Society. On a bright and beautiful late summer morning, Angelene Cash Carter and her husband, Fred Carter, drove to the Suitland Metro Station just outside Washington, D.C. They...
by Wadesboro | Sep 12, 2019 | Wadesboro
The author, Steve Bailey, is outreach coordinator at the Anson County Historical Society. Did you know that basketball legend Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s mother, Cora Douglas, was born in Ansonville? Jabbar, originally named Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr., was born in...
by Wadesboro | Sep 12, 2019 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. Like any other aspect of community life, economic development has its share of myths and legends. These generally center around game-changing opportunities that “got...
by Wadesboro | Sep 5, 2019 | Wadesboro
(Image: The location of Hurricane Dorian as of 10 a.m. today courtesy of Fox News.) The author, John Marek, is executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. As you read this, Hurricane Dorian is lashing the North Carolina coast. This marks...
by Wadesboro | Sep 5, 2019 | Uncategorized, Wadesboro
The author, Steve Bailey, is outreach coordinator at the Anson County Historical Society. The present town of Wadesboro dates back to 1783 when it was founded by Patrick Boggan and Thomas Wade. But Wadesboro – or Wadesborough when first established – started out...
by Wadesboro | Aug 15, 2019 | Wadesboro
The author, Steve Bailey, is outreach coordinator at the Anson County Historical Society. This week I’ll provide some details about the Ashe-Covington Medical Museum at 127 East Wade St., on the corner of North Washington and East Wade streets. The building was built...
