Reindeer at Bartlett Yancey Elementary School

While the caption states that these youngsters were from Mrs. Ruby Hodges fourth grade class at Bartlett Yancey Elementary School, that is thought incorrect. It is more likely the third grade class of Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson.

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Leasburg Tobacco Factory

Tobacco Factories

That tobacco factories once operated in Caswell County should come as no surprise given the substantial acreage devoted to that crop each year. Pictured above are three photographs of what is believed to be a Leasburg tobacco factory. When this factory operated is not known. However, tobacco factories existed in Caswell County as early as 1850 and some remained in business into the twentieth century. In 1860, the county had at least eleven tobacco factories, concentrated mostly in Leasburg and Milton.
The three photographs were found in the papers of Ella Graves Thompson (1886-1970), daughter of George Nicholas Thompson (1832-1891) and Ella Williams Graves (1854-1903). Ella Graves Thompson's uncle was Jacob Thompson, who was born in Leasburg, North Carolina, and served twelve years as a United States Congressman from Mississippi, was Secretary of the Interior under President James Buchanan, and operated as a Confederate spy during the Civil War. Click on the photographs for a larger image. For an even larger image click Leasburg Tobacco Factories. This is, however, a large file and might take a while to load.

Leasburg Architecture

"Longwood" (Milton, North Carolina)

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The Caswell Messenger (Yanceyville, North Carolina)
Posted: Monday, December 30, 2013 4:01 pm
Gerri Hunt Editor

Longwood, a stately ante-bellum plantation home which stood in Milton for more than a century and a half, is completely destroyed. Nobody was home when a fire broke out the day after Christmas around 7 p.m. Milton Fire Capt. Clint Briggs was first on the scene.

“The entire back half and right side of the house was already fully involved. The fire was already through the roof. There was really nothing to do except control it as best we could and protect everything around it.”

Bartlett Yancey High School Beta Club (1960's)

This photograph is of the Bartlett Yancey High School (Yanceyville, North Carolina) Beta Club of the 1960's. Click on the photograph for a larger image. Can you identify these people? Leave your comments here or send them to the CCHA.

Milton Post Cards

Here are two post cards from a series done on Milton, North Carolina.

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Hotel Caswell

Milton Commercial Row
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Do you have any of these old Milton post cards in your files? Willing to share them? If so, send them to the CCHA.

Clerk's Office in the 1930's

Here is a wonderful photograph inside the Caswell County Courthouse during the 1930's. It is the office of George A. Anderson, Clerk of the Superior Court. Click on the photograph for a larger image.

To see more about the people in the photograph go to the Caswell County Family Tree.

This photograph along with many more of the Caswell County Courthouse can be found in the Caswell Courthouse Calendar 2000: A Century in the Life of the Caswell County Courthouse.

This wonderful calendar is still available for purchase at the Richmond-Miles History Museum in Yanceyville or at the CCHA Online Bookstore. The price is $5.00. Modest shipping charges will be added to online purchases, where you may use PayPal or a major credit card.