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Title:
Chas. Emerson’s North Carolina tobacco belt directory 1886 (Excerpt)
Creator(s):
Emerson, Charles, Compiler
Date:
1886
Description:
This excerpt from the 1886 directory lists Durham County's land owners. Each entry includes the landowner's name, the location of the nearest post office, and the number of acres the individual owned. Individuals with African American heritage are denoted by an asterisk (*). The directory identifies 16 post offices in Chapel Hill, Dayton, Durham, Fish Dam, Flat River, Hillsboro, Kunkadora, Luster, Lyndover, McCown, Morrisville, Mount Tirzah, Orange Factory, Red Mountain, Staggville, and South Lowel. Advertisers include John L. Markham; Robertson, Lloyd and Co.; and the Durham Recorder.
Source:
Chas. Emerson’s North Carolina tobacco belt directory, embracing the counties of Alamance, Durham . . .Wake. Raleigh: Edwards and Broughton, 1886. pp. 161-190.

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
African Americans -- North Carolina -- Durham -- 19th century
Tobacco industry -- North Carolina -- Durham -- 19th century
Post office buildings -- North Carolina -- Durham County
Land tenure -- North Carolina -- Durham County
John L. Markham and Geer
North Carolina -- Commerce -- Directories -- 19th century
Businessmen -- North Carolina -- Directories
Markham, John L., b. 1839
Durham Recorder
Robertson, Lloyd and Company
Post office buildings -- North Carolina -- Durham County
Durham (N.C.) -- History
Advertising -- History -- 19th century
African Americans -- North Carolina -- Social life and customs -- 19th century

Geographic Term:
Durham County (N.C.)
Morrisville (N.C.)
Dayton (N.C.)
Kunkadora (N.C.)
Fish Dam (N.C.)
Hillsboro (N.C.)
Orange Factory (N.C.)
Red Mountain (N.C.)
Flat River (N.C.)
Mount Tirzah (N.C.)
Luster (N.C.)
McCown (N.C.)
Lyndover (N.C.)
South Lowell (N.C.)
Staggville (N.C.)
Chapel Hill (N.C.)

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