Fairmont Fotos

A pictorial history of Fairmont, NC

This web site is a work in progress and may never be totally completed. It is based on photographs taken by Billy Whitted, late editor of The Times-Messenger. His tenure as owner and publisher of the paper spanned parts of four decades. Many would term those years "Fairmont's Heydays". Everything that happened in Fairmont from 1948 to 1977 was documented by Billy in the pages of his newspaper.

The organization of this site will change as more content is added. We will try to name the people who appear in the photographs but will depend on your assistance to verify those named and to identify those who are as yet unidentified. Thank you in advance for your assistance.

If you would like to help identify people in one or more photos, please send an email to identify@fairmontfotos.com. Be sure to include the picture number and as much information as you have about the photo.


Early Fairmont Photos
There are just a few photos in this section.


Rosenwald School Photos
These photos were made at Rosenwald School. We now have a captioning system in place, so please help us identify as many people as possible. This is a wonderful opportunity to help chronicle the history of Rosenwald School.


Fairmont Farmers Day Photos
These photos are of the Farmers Day parades in the early 1950's.


FHS Football Photos
These photos are in no particular order but all relate to Fairmont High School football played between 1949 and 1976.