Leaksville Links

 

1936 Draper YMCA Activity Book  The entire 49 pages of this book have scanned for you to browse by Danny Bowling. There are numerous photos contained in the book of the citizens of 1936 Draper, North Carolina and the activities of the Draper YMCA.

1959 Hill's City Directory  Information from 1959 residents and businesses in Leaksville, Spray, and Draper...

Avalon, a Forgotten Town Remembered  An excellent source for photos and text concerning the rise and fall of Avalon, a mill town once located 2 miles north of present-day Mayodan, NC.


The Ballad of Leaksville, Spray and Draper: A song, sung by Leaksville native Dr. John Marshall Carter,  lamenting the demise of three small North Carolina towns. In 1967, Leaksville, Spray, and Draper were consolidated into one town.

Bi-State League  Minor league baseball in the area 1934-42.

Blue Ridge League  Leaksville-Draper-Spray  had a class D team in this league also in 1948.

Carolina League  Leaksville-Draper-Spray  had a team in this league 1945-47.

Carter-Laws History  Geneology site containing family tree and photos of the Kenneth Carter and Janet Laws family. There are a number of pages on the site having to do with Rockingham and Stokes Counties.

charlie-poole.com  The official web site of the Charlie Poole Festival

Leaksville  Places named Leaksville

Leaksville High School Class of 1947  This site is dedicated to the Leaksville High School Class of 1947. It contains a number of photographs from past reunions...created by Bill Glenos

Marshall Field & Company's 1945 Armed Forces Souvenir Book  The entire 128 pages of this book have scanned for you to browse by Danny Bowling. This book was produced to honor  employees of The Marshall Field & Company who had served in the Armed Forces during World War II.

Morehead High School Class of 1958    An incredible amount of info here...compiled by Joe Eggleston, a member of the class of '58.

Oral History Interview with James and Nannie Pharis, July 24, 1977. Interview H-39. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007) Transcript and actual recording (MP3 file) of a 1 hr. 42 min. interview with James and Nannie Pharis of Spray, NC.. There are many references to the textile manufacturing industry of the area in the interview. Interview conducted by Cliff Kuhn.

Oral History Interview with James and Nannie Pharis, December 5, 1978 and  January 8 and 30, 1979. Interview H-39. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007): Transcript and actual recording (MP3 file) of another 2 hr. 47 min. interview with James and Nannie Pharis of Spray, NC. This interview is full of local history and local flavor, including references to Lester Flatt, who once worked with James Pharis in the textile mill early in his career. Interview conducted by Allen Tullos.

Poole, Charlie  Led one of the most popular string bands of the 1920s and had a great influence on the development of bluegrass music. Famous banjo player, and a resident of Spray, North Carolina.

Rockingham County NC GenWeb  This nonprofit genealogical-historical research site is a member of the USGenWeb Project

The Westover Manuscripts: Containing the History of the Dividing Line Betwixt Virginia and North Carolina; A Journey to the Land of Eden, A.D. 1733; and A Progress to the Mines.
Written from 1728 to 1736, and Now First Published
 
This is an entire book (144 pages, Petersburg, VA: Printed by Edmund and Julius C. Ruffin, 1841.) that can be read online! Read about the settling of Leaksville and surrounding areas in William Byrd's (1674-1744) own words.

Wentworth High School Class of 1947  This site is dedicated to the Wentworth High School Class of 1947. It contains a number of photographs from past reunions...created by Bill Glenos

Revised: November 04, 2010 .
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