On this day in 1981, NC History.

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I believe that it's our local TWC (time warner cable) news station that has the "On this day" history for our State. I was walking into the kitchen to get myself some water when one of the "on this day's" popped up and piqued my interest. Apparently, On This Day in 1981, the Confederate Woman's Home in Fayetteville, North Carolina closed it's doors. I went to the internet to find more information on it. It finally closed it's doors in 1981, after having been saved twice from closing. It was originally built in 1915 before the benefit of widowed wives and daughter's of confederate soldiers. It was demolished soon after closing it's doors and the land turned into a parking lot for the local high school. A marker has been erected in honor of the building and all the good done within it's doors. Kinda makes me sad to hear that they just tore it down instead of trying to keep it open. Seven women lived within it's halls at the time of it's closing, but no mention was made for what happened to them. Here's the link where I got the info from, where you can read a little more about it :