Timeline of Greensboro, North Carolina
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.
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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
- State Normal and Industrial School established.[7]
- Julius I. Foust Building constructed.
- 1895 – Greensboro Industrial and Immigration Association founded.[4]
20th century
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- 1900 – Population: 10,035.[3]
- 1902 – Palmer Memorial Institute founded in nearby Sedalia.[3]
- 1905 – City Board of Health established.[4]
- 1906
- 1909
- 1917 – Guilford Courthouse National Military Park established.
- 1918 – Maplewood Cemetery established.[5]
- 1920 – Population: 19,861.[3]
- 1924 – Greensboro Historical Museum established.[10]
- 1926 – World War Memorial Stadium dedicated.
- 1927 – Lindley Field (airfield) established.[7]
- 1928 – Forest Lawn Cemetery established.[5]
- 1931 – Paramount Theatre opens.[11]
- 1936 – April: 1936 Cordele–Greensboro tornado outbreak.
- 1940 – Population: 59,319.[3]
- 1949
- 1950 – Population: 74,389.[3]
- 1957 – June: Simkins v. City of Greensboro decided.
- 1959 – Greensboro Coliseum opens.
- 1960 – Greensboro sit-ins for civil rights occur.[7][13]
- 1967
- 1968 – Family Life Council[16] and Greensboro Beautiful nonprofit [3] established.
- 1969 – May: 1969 Greensboro uprising.
- 1970 – Circle Drive-In cinema in business.[11]
- 1979
- November 3: Greensboro massacre.[7]
- Greensboro Hornets baseball team active.
- 1980 – Guilford County Historic Preservation Commission established.[10]
- 1981 – Aggie Stadium opens.
- 1982 – Airport new terminal built.[17]
- 1984 – News & Record newspaper in publication.[2]
- 1987 – June: Ku Klux Klan march and opposing protest.[18][19]
- 1997 – City website online (approximate date).[20][chronology citation needed]
21st century
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- 2005 – NewBridge Bank Park (stadium) opens.
- 2010
- International Civil Rights Center and Museum opens.
- Population: 269,666.[21]
- 2013 – Nancy Vaughan becomes mayor.
- 2014 – Jim Westmoreland becomes city manager.[22]
- 2015 – Mark Walker becomes U.S. representative for North Carolina's 6th congressional district.[23]
See also
- Greensboro history
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Guilford County, North Carolina
- Timeline of North Carolina
- Other cities in North Carolina
- Timeline of Charlotte, North Carolina
- Timeline of Fayetteville, North Carolina
- Timeline of Raleigh, North Carolina
- Timeline of Winston-Salem, North Carolina
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Federal Writers’ Project 1939.
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Hill 1955.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Kipp 1977.
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- ↑ Directory 1884.
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- ↑ Fripp 1997.
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Bibliography
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- Ethel Stephens Arnett. 1955. Greensboro, North Carolina, the county seat of Guilford. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.
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- Howard E. Covington. 2008. Once upon a city: Greensboro, North Carolina's second century. Greensboro, N.C.: Greensboro Historical Museum, Inc.
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External links
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- Items related to Greensboro, North Carolina, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).
