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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.
- Thomas D. Watts2 entries, including Former sheriff Thomas D. Watts takes over Alsobrook's hotel (by September 1833)
- James Webb1 entry: Lucy Watts buys the hotel on Lot #13 (1839)
In the chronology
- Former sheriff Thomas D. Watts takes over Alsobrook's hotel Thomas D. Watts, once sheriff of Orange County, took charge of the hotel on Lot #13, which became known as Watts's hotel. His widow Lucy bought the property in 1839 and ran it until 1846. People: Thomas D. Watts Bernard Lee Bryant Jr., Occupants and Structures of Franklin Street, Chapel Hill (1998; Chapel Hill Historical Society, 1999), scan p. 69 · Also: The Harbinger (Chapel Hill), September 3, 1833, p. 3
- Lucy Watts buys the hotel on Lot #13 Lucy Watts, widow of Thomas D. Watts, bought the hotel lot and the western half of Lot #15 from Dr. James Webb and kept the house open as the Watts Hotel until 1846. People: James Webb, Thomas D. Watts Bernard Lee Bryant Jr., Occupants and Structures of Franklin Street, Chapel Hill (1998; Chapel Hill Historical Society, 1999), scan p. 75
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Records of the time
Collections and databases
- NC LIVE: prepared search for Watts Hotel or Lot 13, Chapel Hill 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 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
- 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
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- Orange County Historical Museum Orange County history, objects, and interpretation
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