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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.
- Abner Benton Roberson2 entries, including Dr. Abner B. Roberson opens a general store that specializes in drugs (between 1869 and 1873)
- Adam Alexander Kluttz1 entry: Adam A. Kluttz takes over management of Dr. Roberson's general store (1884)
Sites linked through the same people
- Central Hotel (Chapel Hill) through Abner Benton Roberson and Adam Alexander Kluttz
In the chronology
- Dr. Abner B. Roberson opens a general store that specializes in drugs With Saunders gone, the village's new druggist, Dr. Abner Benton Roberson, opened a general store on the south side of Franklin Street that dealt mainly in drugs and medical supplies. It stood on the property of his father-in-law, Haywood Stone. People: Abner Benton Roberson Bernard Lee Bryant Jr., Occupants and Structures of Franklin Street, Chapel Hill (1998; Chapel Hill Historical Society, 1999), scan p. 123
- Adam A. Kluttz takes over management of Dr. Roberson's general store Adam Alexander Kluttz became the active manager of Dr. Abner Benton Roberson's general store. He later opened stores of his own and built a brick store on East Franklin in 1893 and 1894. People: Abner Benton Roberson, Adam Alexander Kluttz Bernard Lee Bryant Jr., Occupants and Structures of Franklin Street, Chapel Hill (1998; Chapel Hill Historical Society, 1999), scan p. 151
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Collections and databases
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Local help 5
- Chapel Hill Historical Society Photographs, maps and papers on Chapel Hill and Carrboro, with a research links page
- 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
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