On this day in 1907: Billed as “an extra added attraction,” Carry Nation appears in Salisbury’s Fourth of July parade. After inspecting local saloons — at 61, she is no longer busting them up — she declares the town a “hell hole.“ Nation’s month-long N.C. tour concludes in Raleigh. Raleigh Electric Co., whose streetcars profit […]
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Carry Nation finds Salisbury a ‘hell hole’
Posted in On This Day, tagged carry nation, pullen park, raleigh nc, salisbury nc on July 4, 2018 | Leave a Comment »
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