Timeline of Greensboro, North Carolina

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.

Prior to 20th century

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  • 1808 – Town of Greensboro established in Guilford County.[1]
  • 1824 – First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro founded.
  • 1826 – Patriot newspaper begins publication.[2]
  • 1827 – Buffalo Presbyterian Church built.
  • 1834 – Guilford College chartered.[3]
  • 1873 – Bennett College founded.[3]
  • 1877 – Chamber of Commerce[4] and Green Hill Cemetery[5] established.
  • 1884 – Population: 5,538.[6]
  • 1889 – Coney Club founded.[1]
  • 1890 – Daily Record newspaper begins publication.[2]
  • 1891
  • 1895 – Greensboro Industrial and Immigration Association founded.[4]
  • 1900 – Population: 10,035.[3]
  • 20th century

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    21st century

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    See also

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    References

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    1. ^ a b Federal Writers’ Project 1939.
    2. ^ a b c d "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
    3. ^ a b c d e f g Hill 1955.
    4. ^ a b c d Kipp 1977.
    5. ^ a b c "Cemeteries". City of Greensboro. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
    6. ^ Directory 1884.
    7. ^ a b c d North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. "(Greensboro)". This Day in North Carolina History. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
    8. ^ American Library Annual, 1917–1918. New York: R.R. Bowker Co. 1918. pp. 7 v. hdl:2027/mdp.39015013751220.
    9. ^ Mike Tigas and Sisi Wei, ed. (9 May 2013). "Greensboro, North Carolina". Nonprofit Explorer. New York: ProPublica. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
    10. ^ a b American Association for State and Local History (2002). Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). Rowman Altamira. ISBN 0759100020.
    11. ^ Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States: North Carolina", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636
    12. ^ a b "Movie Theaters in Greensboro, North Carolina". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
    13. ^ Charles A. Alicoate, ed. (1960), "Television Stations: North Carolina", Radio Annual and Television Year Book, New York: Radio Daily Corp., OCLC 10512206
    14. ^ "Greensboro, North Carolina". Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities. Jackson, Mississippi: Goldring / Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
    15. ^ Robert L. Harris Jr.; Rosalyn Terborg-Penn (2013). "Chronology". Columbia Guide to African American History Since 1939. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-51087-5.
    16. ^ a b c Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, US Census Bureau, 1998
    17. ^ Pluralism Project. "Greensboro, North Carolina". Directory of Religious Centers. Harvard University. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
    18. ^ "African American newspapers in North Carolina". Research Guides for North Carolina. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
    19. ^ C. Daniel Fisher (1982). "Community Based Family Life Education: The Family Life Council of Greater Greensboro, Inc". Family Relations. 31 (2). National Council on Family Relations: 179–183. doi:10.2307/584395. JSTOR 584395.
    20. ^ Barron, Richard (26 July 2018). "Late Greensboro Mayor Jack Elam served during a tumultuous period". Greensboro News and Record. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
    21. ^ a b c d e f Queram, Kate Elizabeth (12 May 2015). "Former, and current Greensboro mayors discuss city's future". Greensboro News and Record. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
    22. ^ Fripp 1997.
    23. ^ "Anti-Klan Protesters March Through Downtown Greensboro", Associated Press News, June 6, 1987
    24. ^ "Klan's Carolina March Kindling Fear and Unity", New York Times, June 5, 1987
    25. ^ "City of Greensboro, North Carolina". Archived from the original on 1997-04-12 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
    26. ^ "Ex-mayor Bill Knight to seek Greensboro council seat". Greensboro News and Record. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
    27. ^ "Greensboro (city), North Carolina". State & County QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 5, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
    28. ^ "City Government". City of Greensboro. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
    29. ^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington, D.C. Retrieved May 16, 2015.

    Works cited

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