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People named in events about this site, ordered by number of mentions. Each example links to an entry with a source citation.

Josiah Turner Sr.2 entries, including Orange County Agricultural Society holds its third fair near Hillsborough (October 30-31, 1856)
Paul C. Cameron2 entries, including Orange County Agricultural Society holds its third fair near Hillsborough (October 30-31, 1856)
Thomas Webb2 entries, including Orange County Agricultural Society holds its third fair near Hillsborough (October 30-31, 1856)
A. C. Murdock1 entry: The Orange County Agricultural Society holds its fourth fair near Hillsborough (October 29-30, 1857)
John Wall Norwood1 entry: Orange County Agricultural Society holds its third fair near Hillsborough (October 30-31, 1856)
Thomas Blount Hill1 entry: Orange County Agricultural Society holds its third fair near Hillsborough (October 30-31, 1856)
William A. Graham1 entry: Orange County Agricultural Society holds its third fair near Hillsborough (October 30-31, 1856)

North Carolina Railroad through Thomas Webb, Paul C. Cameron and 2 more
Hillsborough Military Academy through Thomas Webb, Paul C. Cameron and 1 more
Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies through Paul C. Cameron and William A. Graham
Gerrard Hall through Paul C. Cameron and William A. Graham
Hillsborough Academy through William A. Graham and John Wall Norwood
Hillsborough Presbyterian Church through William A. Graham and John Wall Norwood

In the chronology

October 30-31, 1856 Orange County Agricultural Society holds its third fair near Hillsborough At the society's third annual fair, on its grounds near Hillsborough, members elected Paul C. Cameron president and Thomas Webb secretary. Cameron, away in Alabama, had given the society a flag that flew from a pole more than eighty feet high. People: Paul C. Cameron, William A. Graham, John Wall Norwood, Josiah Turner Sr., Thomas Blount Hill Hillsborough Recorder, November 5, 1856
October 29-30, 1857 The Orange County Agricultural Society holds its fourth fair near Hillsborough The society held its fourth annual fair on its grounds near Hillsborough on October 29 and 30, re-elected Paul C. Cameron president, and heard him speak when no orator could be had. Premiums went to Jones & Hooker of Hillsborough for implements, furniture and iron castings, to A. C. Murdock for buggies and to John Laws for tinware, and the paper reported yields of 55 bushels of corn on an acre, 20 bushels of wheat on half an acre and 1,100 pounds of tobacco on an acre. People: Paul C. Cameron, Thomas Webb, A. C. Murdock, Josiah Turner Sr. Hillsborough Recorder, November 4, 1857, p. 2

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Rebecca B. Wall Local History Collection, Orange County Public Library The county library’s local-history room at the Main Library in Hillsborough: books, journals, maps, and microfilm of county records from 1752
Local History Help Hours and request form Meet with the Local History Liaison at the Main Library, usually Mondays from noon to 3 p.m., or send a question using the online request form
Alliance for Historic Hillsborough Hillsborough sites, tours, and interpretation
Orange County Historical Museum Orange County history, objects, and interpretation

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