HISTORICAL MARKER UNVEILED

 On May 7, Summerfield’s Historical Committee members unveiled a historical marker recognizing Summerfield as the Atlantic and Yadkin Railway’s first station north of Greensboro. Dating back to 1886, the railway carried its last passenger train in 1939 and ended service in the late 1970s due to the expansion of the nation’s highway system. Near the marker on Summerfield Road at Rhondan Road is the wooden freight shed used by the railway after the demolition of the depot in 1952.

The second paragraph on the historical marker reads: The depot handled passengers, mail, freight, express shipments, and telegrams and was an integral part of “Summerfield Proper” history as the first “station stop” north of Greensboro.