Over on the “Around the D” blog from the Davidson College Archives, Jan Blodgett offers this history lesson:

“Griffith, Jackson, Delburg, Beaty, Sloan, Watson – Davidson residents travel these streets regularly, perhaps wondering occasionally about the people and stories behind the names.  Five of these streets are named for people, one for a business. Do you know which one isn’t a person?” Read more at blogs.davidson.edu/aroundthed.