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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.
- Harry L. Parish1 entry: Nathan W. Brown takes over the Hillsborough post office and moves it to the Cheek building (May 13, 1889)
- N. W. Brown1 entry: Nathan W. Brown takes over the Hillsborough post office and moves it to the Cheek building (May 13, 1889)
In the chronology
- A. F. Hall opens a grocery in the Cheek building north of the court house A. F. Hall, back in Hillsborough from Winston with his family, opened a grocery and notions store in the Cheek building just north of the court house. Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), October 30, 1886, p. 3
- Nathan W. Brown takes over the Hillsborough post office and moves it to the Cheek building Nathan W. Brown, 21-year-old son of Henry N. Brown Sr., took charge of the Hillsborough post office in place of H. L. Parish, whom the Republican administration had removed after three years, and moved the office into the Cheek building north of the court house. People: Harry L. Parish Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), May 18, 1889, 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
- Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), May 18, 1889, p. 3cited by an event here
- Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), October 30, 1886, p. 3cited by an event here
Collections and databases
- NC LIVE: prepared search for Cheek Building 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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