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| Text on Button | SALISBURY'S THE PLACE |
| Image Description | Black background with a white diamond with red trim. Inside the diamond is black text. |
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| Additional Information | Salisbury, North Carolina, is the county seat of Rowan County. Like cities and towns across America, it had local boosters to give it a slogan and promote it as, “the town with a future,” “a nice place to raise a family,” and similar. In 1913, the Salisbury Industrial Club decided that “Salisbury’s the Place” and took out newspaper ads to that effect. They even got a 19’ x 34’ sign built in the shape of a diamond that said “Salisbury’s the Place” in flashing lights. |
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20 Jun 1913, Page 4 - Salisbury Evening Post at Newspapers.com. Retrieved from https://www.newspapers.com/image/80506053/?terms=%22salisbury%27s%20the…. (1914, August 8). A Small City’s Electric Slogan Sign. Electrical World, 64(6), p. 283. Retrieved from Google Books |
| Catalog ID | AD0651 |