Editor’s Note: Several years ago we published a series – The Slaves of east Lincoln County – and it was one of our most popular compilations of historical life in our community. Very little has been written about slaves in our area, but researchers recently have been transcribing old newspaper advertisements about runaway slaves – [...]
With gold selling at record prices these days, it might be interesting to know that the first gold rush in the United States began right in our own backyard. While most people associate California and the ‘49ers with the first major American gold rush, the fact is that gold mining was a big industry in [...]
Compiled by Ken H. Fortenberry Lincoln County politics have been historically notorious for being hard-fought events with not only tough words and bitter campaigns, but also some violence thrown in from time-to-time. The election of1892 was particularly noteworthy, and archived records of a weekly newspaper – The Lincoln Courier – give us a glimpse into [...]
It’s already on the National Register of Historic Properties, and now the Graham Round Barn in east Lincoln has been designated a Lincoln County Historic Landmark. The round barn on Beth Haven Church Road is next to the William Alexander Graham Jr. home, and its unique architectural style has made it not only an historic [...]
Second in a two-part series about the history of education in our community. Last week we took a look at a 1922 study of Lincoln County schools that determined the county was failing in its role to educate the children of Lincoln County. The report concluded that the county had too many small, substandard schools, [...]
Part one of a two-part series By KEN H. FORTENBERRY ken@newsatnorman.com From its earliest days as a county, schools operated in every township of Lincoln County, most of them privately funded by parents or operated by churches. Nearly all of the schools were one-room buildings with a single wood-burning stove for heat, and more than [...]
ANNA J. FORTENBERRY/ anna@newsatnorman.com You may have passed by it many, many times and not even given it a second glance. The old building with weathered paint and barred-up windows on Triangle Circle really wasn’t much to look at. But the old white building that once housed a country store – a hub of the [...]
The Robert Mundy house on North Highway 16 and Mundy Road in Denver will be restored by the Lincoln County Historical Association. County commissioners approved a $555,000 bid Monday night for a Monroe company to do the outside restoration of the old house. Taxpayers won’t spend any money on the restoration because a a private [...]
Editor’s Note: This year marks the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War, and the following story is one in an occasional series about the war and Lincoln County’s role. Compiled by Ken Fortenberry One of the most famous women of the Civil War had deep roots in east Lincoln County, was married [...]
Old newspaper ads shed new light on runaway Lincoln County slaves
There was once gold in them thar Lincoln County hills
The Election of 1892: Tough words and even a shooting in Lincoln County
Graham Round Barn added to county’s historic properties
Rock Springs High School – a consolidation of many small, area schools
State report in 1922 resulted in major changes to Lincoln County education
