Record #:

16184

Author(s):

Brown, Charlotte V.

Abstract:

Different types of neighborhoods developed according to industry and economics in the area throughout the state. Textile mill neighborhoods, found at Kannapolis and Concord, consisted of small duplexes and basic village features including church, post office, and store. Victorian towns, such as Winston-Salem's West End, were prevalent during the 19th-century, were based on land speculation, where an area was subdivided into lots.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 29 Issue 1, Fall 1989, p19-22, il

Subject(s):

Neighborhoods--History