Shearer Town

Title
Shearer Town
Description
A late 19th century-early 20th century African American community consisting of six small three-room houses along a narrow road. Named for former professor turned Davidson College president John Bunyan Shearer, who built and rented out the residences there.
Relation
John Bunyan ShearerShearer, John Bunyan
Source
Johnson, Ralph W. David Played a Harp: An Autobiography. Davidson, NC: Blackwell Ink, 2000, 27.
Item sets
Always Part of the Fabric: Physical Locations
Site pages
Locations of Note

Part of Shearer Town