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SALISBURY — Michael Braun built up a fortune when he lived in Rowan County back in the 1700s. He was a wagon maker, wheelwright, general carpenter and also owned a…

SALISBURY — For years, historian Susan Sides has been fascinated by the life and work of Theo Buerbaum, a Prussian immigrant who for close to 50 years operated a Salisbury…

On a slight rise above a rocky creek near the town of Granite Quarry, German immigrant Michael Braun built a grand two-story home that stood out among other Colonial homes…