Museum program focuses on history of Deep River

By Peggy Woodlief

RANDLEMAN — St. Paul Museum’s October meeting will occur on the 19th and will provide an interesting program by Ross Holt, Director of Asheboro Library. He will talk about the history of Deep River in Randolph County from the time of native American Indians to modern times.

The name the Indians gave to this river actually translates to “deep river” which is, of course, the name the river is still known by. Deep River is an important tributary feeding into the Cape Fear River, but more important to our area is the large water supply it can furnish from the immense lake just north of Randleman.

■ Paint restoration has progressed to the back wall of the balcony. 

■ Once again, I am asking (begging?) for contributions to our collection of early memories of Randleman and the people who lived here. We already have an almost complete account of all the families who lived on High Point Street in the first quarter of the last century, and someone else is working on the actual history of the street itself.

Who remembers when Randleman got its first fire truck or the first traffic light or the day an actual Belk store opened up? Who remembers the celebrations of the ending of WWII or when the post office started delivering mail to houses in the town? If someone doesn’t write down these memories, then these bits of history will be lost forever. 

■ We hope to see vast hordes (or at least a good-sized crowd) of people this coming Sunday at 2:00. St. Paul is still at the corner of Stout and High Point Streets.