Crouse and the Last Year of World War II Features

Crouse and the Last Year of World War II

 Today is Veterans Day, a day set aside for all who have served in the United States Armed Forces. In 1945, while the gins still ran, the churche...

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From Indian Creek Church to Crouse Baptist Church Features

From Indian Creek Church to Crouse Baptist Church

In earlier installments we have followed the stories of Antioch Methodist, St. Paul’s Lutheran, and Crouse United Methodist churches that have s...

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The Crouse Ghost of 1943 Features

The Crouse Ghost of 1943

 Residents of Crouse have long gone all out for Halloween. This year, as Crouse prepares once again for a night of Trick or Treating, we turn to ...

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The Cotton Gins of Crouse Features

The Cotton Gins of Crouse

 CROUSE, N.C.—In earlier installments we followed the railroad into Crouse Station and the businesses that grew up beside the tracks. This ...

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A House Opened for Worship & Education: Peter Hoskins of Crouse Features

A House Opened for Worship & Education: Peter Hoskins of Crouse

In our thirty-fifth installment we looked at the two churches that stood for nearly fifty years on opposite corners of Pleasant Grove Church Road. Thi...

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Two Churches on the Corner Features

Two Churches on the Corner

 In last week’s installment we followed the cemetery record of Ebenezer and St. Paul’s that R. Bryan Yoder compiled for his Eagle pro...

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Early History of Ebenezer Lutheran Church and St. Paul's Congregations and Cemetery. Features

Early History of Ebenezer Lutheran Church and St. Paul's Congregations...

 In this thirty-fourth installment we turn to a record made not by a historian but by a Scout whose family ties run deep in the Crouse Community....

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The Crouse Depot Features

The Crouse Depot

 In earlier installments we followed the railroad into the community that became Crouse and the businesses that grew up around the tracks. This w...

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Dr. William L. Crouse and Dr. Winslow Washington Nolen Features

Dr. William L. Crouse and Dr. Winslow Washington Nolen

 In our thirty-first installment we remembered Mart and Louie Aderholt, the self-taught animal caregivers who served Crouse when livestock still ...

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Mart and Louie Aderholt: Country Veterinarians Features

Mart and Louie Aderholt: Country Veterinarians

 In our thirtieth installment we remembered Dr. Charles Henry Hoover, the last physician to open a practice in Crouse, and the last strictly &ldq...

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