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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.
- Christopher Barbee1 entry: The court orders a bridge over New Hope Creek on the road from the University to Raleigh (February Term 1802)
- Pleasant Henderson1 entry: The court orders a bridge over New Hope Creek on the road from the University to Raleigh (February Term 1802)
In the chronology
- The court orders a bridge over New Hope Creek on the road from the University to Raleigh The court ordered a bridge built over New Hope Creek on the road from the University to Raleigh. It named Robert Campbell, John Taylor Jr., Pleasant Henderson, John Bragg and Christopher Barbee, or any three, to contract for it and to take a 500-pound bond from the builder to keep the bridge in repair for seven years from its acceptance. People: Pleasant Henderson, Christopher Barbee Mark Chilton, transcription of the Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions minutes: February Term 1802
- The court pays William Merritt for the New Hope Creek bridge on the Raleigh road The court allowed William Merritt 60 pounds for building a bridge over New Hope Creek where the road from the University to Raleigh crossed it, to be paid by the county trustee. Mark Chilton, transcription of the Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions minutes: February Term 1803
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Background
Collections and databases
- NC LIVE: prepared search for New Hope Creek bridge or University-Raleigh road 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
- Orange County Historical Museum Orange County history, objects, and interpretation
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