TOWN CLOCK ON THE SQUARE

A landmark in downtown Statesville is our town clock. On June 26th, 1890, Squire White, with a few friends and his mare used winches and pulleys to lift the clock to it's current resting place on top of the building at the intersection of Broad and Center Streets.

I can remember walking by the building as a child and looking up at the clock. Dr. W.C. Current, a dentist, had his office on the 3rd floor. You can still see his name printed on the window today.

The 3rd floor also housed the Masonic Lodge - a fixture in our community since 1795.

It used to be that the clock didn't keep very good time, but has been quite reliable for a number of years now.

Downtown Statesville and the town clock. I can't imagine one without the other.