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People in its history
People named in events about this site, ordered by number of mentions. Each example links to an entry with a source citation.
- J. W. Hooker2 entries, including J. W. Hooker & Bro. hold the first sale at their new Central Warehouse (early May 1886)
- Edward Atkins Rosemond1 entry: J. W. Hooker & Bro. sell the Central Warehouse in Hillsborough to E. A. Rosemond (by October 25, 1890)
In the chronology
- J. W. Hooker & Bro. hold the first sale at their new Central Warehouse J. W. Hooker & Bro. held the first tobacco sale in their new Central Warehouse on Churton Street, just north of the Observer office, giving Hillsborough a second tobacco warehouse. White Brothers of Mebane had built the 50-by-150-foot house that spring. People: J. W. Hooker Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), May 8, 1886, p. 3
- The Central Warehouse opens its season of tobacco sales under O. D. Hooker Hillsborough's Central Warehouse opened for the season with its floor crowded with leaf tobacco of all grades, now owned and run by O. D. Hooker. The Recorder saw a bright future for the town's tobacco market if buyers stood by it. Hillsboro Recorder, November 3, 1887, p. 3
- J. W. Hooker & Bro. sell the Central Warehouse in Hillsborough to E. A. Rosemond The Hookers sold the Central Warehouse and the stables behind it to E. A. Rosemond, who was expected to build a brick blacksmith shop on the stable site and turn the warehouse into a livery stable and harness shop. People: Edward Atkins Rosemond, J. W. Hooker Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), October 25, 1890, p. 3
Research sources
Sources cited in this site’s history, National Register documents, and places to get research help. Research guide: Research a business or a changing street.
Background
- Churton Street: mapping the businesses of Hillsboroughchurtonstreet.org Who traded where along the main street, from 1754 to the present
Records of the time
- Hillsboro Recorder, November 3, 1887, p. 3cited by an event here
- Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), May 8, 1886, p. 3cited by an event here
- Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), October 25, 1890, p. 3cited by an event here
Collections and databases
- NC LIVE: prepared search for Central Warehouse or Hillsborough Library card Search NC LIVE for this site’s names and Orange County. Sign in through your North Carolina library to access articles, e-books, and newspapers.
Local help
- 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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