BRANSON'S
NORTH CAROLINA
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
FOR 1877 and 1878
(Contributed by Ellen A. Williams, Swan Quarter, N.C.)

EDITED BY REV. L. BRANSON, A. M.
(FIFTH EDITION)

Then let all those who love us, love the land that we live in,
As happy a region as on this side of Heaven,
Where Plenty and Freedom, Love and Peace smile before us,
Raise aloud, raise together, the heart thrilling chorus!
Hurrah! Hurrah! the Old North State Forever!
William Gaston

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RALEIGH, N. C.:
L. BRANSON., PUBLISHER AND BOOKSELLER,
No. 15 Fayetteville Street

HYDE COUNTY

COUNTY OFFICERS

COURTS
Sixteenth Monday after second Monday in January and July.

TOWNSHIPS AND MAGISTRATES

CHURCHES
Names, Post Offices, Pastors and Denominations

HOTELS
Names, Post Offices and Proprietors

LAWYERS
Names and Post Offices

MERCHANTS
Names, Post Offices, Line of Business

MINISTERS, RESIDENT
Names, Post Offices and Denominations

MILLS
Kinds, Post Offices and Proprietors

PHYSICIANS
Names and Post Offices

POST OFFICES

SCHOOLS
Names, Post Offices and Principals

FARMERS
Post Offices, Names and Acres

CORRESPONDENT AGR'L DEP'T

William S. Carter, Fairfield

LAND, LIVE STOCK AND VALUES

Surface. - Level and in places swampy; soil very rich, especially around Lake Mattamuskeet. Staples - Corn, wheat, sweet potatoes and fish.

Sources: The North Carolina Business Directory, 1877 and 1878. Edited By Rev. L. Branson, A. M. (Fifth Edition) Raleigh, N.C.: L. Branson., Publisher and Bookseller.

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