Outlined below are detailed histories about varying town events and persons. These are outlined chronologically.
Early Education (Colonial Period to 1921): See Newsletter Vol. 5, No 2 (2014) for part one of this two part series.
Andrew Gibson (1750 – 1823) & son Joseph Gibson (1785 – 1857): See Newsletter V10. No 2.
Andrew & Joseph Gibson House @ 7282 Burlington Road, Burlington: See historical background.
John Montgomery (1762 – 1840): See D.A.R Grave Marking Ceremony article in Newsletter Vol 7. No 1 (2016).
High Rock Farm (1807): See the Creekside Chronicle article (published June 2016) or the site’s National Register documentation.
Henry W. Steele (1844 – 1915): Veteran Confederate soldier and a Gibsonville town founder. See the History of the Town of Gibsonville (1971) or this 1921 press.
Francis Marion Smith (1864 – 1910) & 204 Railroad Avenue, Gibsonville (1898): See Newsletter Vol 7. No 1 (2016) or 204 Railroad Avenue National Register documentation.
Dr. Julius Vance Dick (1876 – 1941) & 515 Church Street, Gibsonville (1910): See Newsletter, Vol 6, No 2 (2015 / 2016) or Open House at 1912 Home (May 2018).
Davidson Family Contributions to Gibsonville (1877 – 1947): See this 1921 press, Newsletter Vol. 5, No 2 (2014) or V8.N1 Newsletter (Summer 2017).
J.W. & P.T. Burke (1879 – 1968) & 303 Burke Street, Gibsonville (1906): See Newsletter Vol. 7, No. 2 (Winter 2016 / 2017). Burke Original Source Documentation.
Mayors (1883 – 2019): For background on Gibsonville’s Mayors, their terms, and other information, see Newsletter Vol 9, No 2.
Minneola Mill (1896 – Present): Full historical write up is pending. In the meanwhile, see a brief history at Newsletter Vol. 9, Nov 1 (Summer / Fall 2018).
Pharmacist Lee A. Wharton & Gibsonville Pharmacy (1905 – TBD): See July 1948 local press and May 1959 local press (honoring 50 years in his field).
Gibsonville Development Corporation (1922 – 1955): For information on Gibsonville’s primary development group, see Newsletter V11. N1 & N2.
Town Managers (1922 – 2020): For background on Gibsonville’s Mayors, their terms, and other information, see Newsletter V10, No 1.
Civilian Conservation Corp (1940 – 1942): Article submitted by Neil F. Bromilow, Civil Engineer (January 2016).
Train Wreck (Sept 1950): For more information, see a) the transcription of 1950’s press Burlington Daily Times – News by E. T. Bales in October 2016 and b) the official Interstate Commerce Commission Report.
The History of the Town of Gibsonville (1971): By Town Manager Melvin O. Wyrick.
Bromilow Family Historic Marker Contribution (2016): See Newsletter Vol 7. No 1 (2016).
Berry Davidson Historic Market Contribution (2017): See Local Press or V8.N1 Newsletter (Summer 2017).
Murray Brothers Service Station @ 6412 Osceola Ossipee Road (Sept 2019): Published in Alamance Living.
A Chronicle of Established Merchants & Recent Business Leaders (June 2022): For details on those with 10+ years of participation in our commercial community, see Newsletter V11. N1 & N2.