Wilson Daily Times, 10 December 1949.
In December 1949, Rev. L.E. Rasbury of Wilson Chapel Free Will Baptist Church delivered his Advent sermon, “Watchful Waiting,” and Mount Hebron and Pride of Wilson laid the cornerstones for their new building(s?) (This is curious. The cornerstone of Mount Hebron’s lodge hall bears the date 1947. Did the two lodges share a building? Did they really build lodge halls simultaneously? Can any lodge members shed any light on this?)
I’m proud to have contributed to this amazing exhibit celebrating North Carolina’s Black architects and builders. To celebrate the exhibit’s debut and to enable more people to see it during these pandemic times, Preservation North Carolina will be sharing a story every Wednesday highlighting a Black builder (or those, like Black Wide-Awake, who research in this area).
Please follow Preservation North Carolina on Facebook or @presnc on Instagram, or see their website at www.presnc.org. I’m looking forward to #wbtwednesday!!
