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A young man charged with murder is marched through the streets of Winston and Salem and hanged on the outskirts of town??A tragic event carries several citizens into a raging river and to their deaths??An eccentric with a fascination for chemicals blows himself up at the Salem Hotel?Through the use of primary documents, these and other fascinating stories of Winston and Salem?s past are vividly brought to life. Jennifer Bean Bower, associate curator of photographic collections at Old Salem Museums & Gardens, has spent many years collecting accounts of the extraordinary historic events that have occurred in her hometown of Winston-Salem. Winston & Salem: Tales of Murder, Mystery and Mayhem covers 118 years of history and introduces readers to real-life characters and stories not soon to be forgotten.
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HistoryTable of contents
- Front Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- From His Death a Local Ghost Story Arose
- The Man Who Skated on Thin Ice
- A Mysterious Explosion at the Salem Hotel
- The Executions of Frank and Lucy
- Stabbed to Death in the Streets of Winston
- Evil Times in Salem
- Tragedy at the Salem Female Academy
- A Fatal Accident at the Salem Hotel
- A Lynching in Winston
- A Strange Case of Double Murder
- Poor Ellen Smith
- A Six-year-old Boy Drowned in Salem Creek
- Awful Calamity at the Winston Reservoir
- Bibliography
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