by Debrah Lovan | Mar 28, 2022 | People
Based on Article in April, 1949 SPORT Magazine by Wilton Garrison Johnny with Bob Hope among others. He is 3rd from left in photo. In 1949, Johnny Palmer was referred to as one of Golf’s newest stars. When asked Why he chose the profession of golf, notoriously...
by Debrah Lovan | Mar 3, 2022 | Places
There is a large vacant lot on the corner of Yadkin Court and Pine St. Probably most of us, especially newcomers, don’t even think about it when we pass by. Until 1986 it was occupied by the last prominent commercial property on Pine St, known as the...
by Debrah Lovan | Mar 2, 2022 | Places
In Jan 1908 Scientific American paper published its cover article on the Whitney Dam Construction Project near the Yadkin River’s Narrows Gorge. Located between Stanly and Montgomery Counties,the construction of a granite block dam was well underway . ...
by Debrah Lovan | Feb 27, 2022 | Items
In 1916 Tallassee Power Company and the men of Badin formed the Volunteer Fire Department. Among the first equipment they purchased were two 1909 Hand Pulled Hose Carts. They also purchased a small chemical cart and a hook & ladder system. The...
by Debrah Lovan | Feb 26, 2022 | Items
This industrial artifact stands at the center of downtown Badin on the historic green space . Curiosity often overcomes the visitor to the town prompting them to pull over the car, get out and stand in wonder at this “art piece”: a monument to industry here in...
by Debrah Lovan | Feb 26, 2022 | People
On Thanksgiving Day, 1888 the first commercial aluminum was poured in Pittsburgh PA. Through the efforts of two men, in a small workshop, the future empire of ALCOA began. Charles Martin Hall, financed by Alfred Hunt and the then named ...
by Debrah Lovan | Feb 25, 2022 | Museum Building
In 2004, while preparing to build the Firehouse Museum building, the adjacent quadruplex came on the market. The idea for purchasing and restoring the neighboring property quickly took hold. To bring the apartment back to its original state would take lots...
by Debrah Lovan | Feb 24, 2022 | Museum Building
Badin Historic Museum opened its doors on October 14 1998 in a newly renovated and relocated building. The small wood frame building, now at the corner of Falls Road and Pine Street, originally sat 1 block away at the corner of Falls Road and Maple...
by Debrah Lovan | Feb 24, 2022 | Places
In 1912 the French Southern Aluminium Co hired the Hardaway Construction Co to build the dam at the Narrows gorge. When the French left in 1914, a few of Hardaway’s employees stayed on to offer security for the unfinished project. When Alcoa...
by Debrah Lovan | Feb 24, 2022 | Places
In the spring of 1916 Tallassee Power Company constructed the Badin Train Depot to serve both the community and Alcoa. A one story brick building with slate roof and small train shed was located directly in front of the Alcoa Plant, west side of...
