Davidson Historical Society

A fascinating tale of a high society murder, jealousy and friendships gone wrong set in downtown Davidson

Notes from our November 16, 2025, tour of the cemetery on North Main Street. Since 1838, it has been the burial place for college leaders (some with ties to the Confederacy), students and other local citizens.

After years of discussions and fundraising, the Town of Davidson now has a public monument to citizens who served the nation in the armed forces. 

Davidson Historical Society presents its final program of the fall, a tour of the Davidson College Cemetery on North Main Street, on Sunday, November 16, at 3pm. Society vice president Rachel Workman, who also owns and runs the Ghosts of Davidson walking tours, will give a brief talk and lead a tour of the cemetery. The Davidson College Cemetery was built in 1838, just a year after the founding of Davidson College. It's still owned by the college and includes the burial sites

From left, Hilary Green, Martha Gimson and David Boraks at the Davidson Historical Society program on Race & Slavery at Davidson College Oct. 26, 2025. (Photo from Martha Gimson) A panel discussion hosted by Davidson Historical Society on Sunday, Oct. 26, explored Davidson College's efforts to uncover and acknowledge its history with slavery and exploitation. After the panel, people toured the new Oak Row museum, which looks at the college's history of slavery and exploitati

Workers at Davidson College clean up the site around the newly installed "With These Hands" by sculptor Hank Willis Thomas. (David Boraks photo) Davidson Historical Society will present a panel discussion and tour on "Race & Slavery at Davidson College" on Sunday, October 26, at 4pm at Davidson College Visual Arts Center, 315 N. Main St., Davidson.  It's the second program of the season for the society, which has re-launched this fall after a five-year hiatus that began durin

Comments by Davidson Historical Society Vice President, Rachel Workman on September 28, 2025 Today we have the unique opportunity to take...

Louise Sloan More than 40 people came to downtown Davidson Sunday, Sept. 28, for a talk and tours of the historic Sloan House, a Queen...

Sloan House, 230 South Main St. Davidson Historical Society has resumed public programming after several years - a hiatus that began during the coronavirus pandemic. Our first event is a history talk and tour of the historic Sloan House in downtown Davidson on Sept. 28.  Louise Sloan The Sloan House was built around 1900 at 230 South Main Street. It's next door to what is now the Davidson fire and police headquarters. It's in the Queen Anne Style popular during the late Victo