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- Wed August 7, 2019, 8:09 am
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: 1930 Hamlet Items
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10992
Re: 1930 Hamlet Items
Terri, looking at an ald map of Richmond County (but hard to read) it looks like the now 74 was 20 then and 177 was 204.
- Wed April 24, 2019, 8:08 am
- Forum: Looking for Information
- Topic: Pictures from a house fire. Help identify
- Replies: 4
- Views: 12798
Re: Pictures from a house fire. Help identify
The 1st and 4th pic is Luther Bryant. Luther was a member of the HHS Class of 1970. These pics are of the Bryant Family that lived on Raleigh Street. In pics 11 & 19 I don't remember her name but she worked at Raleigh Street Pharmacy.
- Wed January 30, 2019, 11:53 pm
- Forum: Looking for Information
- Topic: Freeman family
- Replies: 25
- Views: 69625
Re: Freeman family
Betty, The Freemans daughter Cherrie comes to Second Baptist some now. Can't remember her last names right now.
- Wed January 30, 2019, 11:37 pm
- Forum: Looking for Information
- Topic: Freeman family
- Replies: 25
- Views: 69625
Re: Freeman family
Freddie, Chief Freeman name is Olan Freeman. He live down the 5 houses down the street from where Wes grew up. The house was originally Nollie Morrison house, ( Carl Wilsons ) grandparents. Olan (Chief) Freeman moved her from Florence S. C. when SCL closed the diesel shop there. As far as I know he ...
- Sun March 25, 2018, 7:24 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: Hamlet Police Chief Killed
- Replies: 31
- Views: 516728
Re: Hamlet Police Chief Killed
Wine-o, what the Skipper woman's first name?
- Fri March 17, 2017, 8:26 am
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Hamlet Post Office
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9039
Re: Hamlet Post Office
Picture #1 Jim Barbour, #4 Sonny (Boot Leg) Greene, #9 Harold Weatherly, #10 Grady Beck, #11 Mike Carnes
- Fri February 10, 2017, 10:32 am
- Forum: Looking for Information
- Topic: Freeman family
- Replies: 25
- Views: 69625
Re: Freeman family
I know Eric's Grandparents (Coyt Freeman) lived at 708 East Hamlet Ave. but I don't know if there was a relation to the 2 other Freeman's.
- Thu February 9, 2017, 8:41 am
- Forum: Looking for Information
- Topic: Freeman family
- Replies: 25
- Views: 69625
Re: Freeman family
Freddie, the Betty Freeman you are thinking of was married to David Freeman. Betty Brice Freeman did pass a 3 or 4 years back. She and David lived on Hylan Ave. and she was a nurse at Hamlet hospital.
- Sun January 29, 2017, 9:13 pm
- Forum: Looking for Information
- Topic: Freeman family
- Replies: 25
- Views: 69625
Re: Freeman family
Sigmore, Gary passed on Thursday.
- Sun January 29, 2017, 8:53 am
- Forum: Looking for Information
- Topic: Freeman family
- Replies: 25
- Views: 69625
Re: Freeman family
Sigmore, you got me. You heard about Gary 9Frog ) Gregson I recond.
- Thu January 26, 2017, 9:07 am
- Forum: Looking for Information
- Topic: Freeman family
- Replies: 25
- Views: 69625
Re: Freeman family
Lynn, David C. Freeman lived here in Hamlet and was a shop foreman for SAL/SCL/CSX. He has 2 daughters that live here Lillian (Becky) Freeman Whitaker & Gail Freeman Wise. I suspect that they are kind to you because the are kind to the Steen's. There mama was kind to Sam Steen.
- Thu January 26, 2017, 8:53 am
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Ideal Farm Dairy 1936
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7044
Re: Ideal Farm Dairy 1936
Bruce, it was located on 74 East of town across from the Coca Cola plant. The barn is still there today.
- Wed January 25, 2017, 9:21 am
- Forum: Looking for Information
- Topic: Freeman family
- Replies: 25
- Views: 69625
Re: Freeman family
William David Freeman<http://mediasvc.ancestry.com/v2/image/namespaces/1093/media/7166dcef-5ff7-49a6-acb3-e4b8fd3b2757.jpg?client=Trees&imageQuality=hq&maxWidth=1103&maxHeight=493> Wayne can you post this on Hamlet site I think it's his father and I will post more. The lady Lillian Whita...
- Mon January 23, 2017, 9:54 pm
- Forum: Looking for Information
- Topic: Freeman family
- Replies: 25
- Views: 69625
Re: Freeman family
The Freeman Cemetery is located on the corner of Freeman Mill Road and Lackey Street extension in Hamlet N. C. There is a Freeman relative on Facebook (Betty Farrell). There is also some other Freemans around Hamlet if this is not the family that you are looking for. If you would like to contact me ...
- Mon January 23, 2017, 9:45 pm
- Forum: Looking for Information
- Topic: Freeman family
- Replies: 25
- Views: 69625
Re: Freeman family
The Freeman Cemetery is located on the corner of Freeman Mill Road and Gin Mill Road in Hamlet N. C. There is a Freeman relative on Facebook (Betty Farrell). There is also some other Freemans around Hamlet if this is not the family that you are looking for.
Wayne Fuller
Wayne Fuller
- Wed December 28, 2016, 9:20 am
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Hub Grill 1948
- Replies: 8
- Views: 15270
Re: Hub Grill 1948
Does anyone knows who the Herndon that owned the Hub? The first owner that I knew of was Bobby Quinn.
- Mon December 19, 2016, 4:43 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Purity Cafe ad 1936
- Replies: 16
- Views: 21846
Re: Purity Cafe ad 1936
Lynn, Johnny Lavoie was the guy that operated the News Stand cafe at the passenger station.
- Sat November 19, 2016, 9:16 am
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Purity Cafe ad 1936
- Replies: 16
- Views: 21846
Re: Purity Cafe ad 1936
Freddie is correct. The Purity Café was located on Main Street facing the railroad tracks where the depot is now. Didn't it have a dinning room that faced Main Street also?
- Wed August 3, 2016, 7:43 am
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Rice St. wooden bridge
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9163
Re: Rice St. wooden bridge
A train set it on fire years ago.
- Thu November 19, 2015, 6:09 pm
- Forum: Looking for Information
- Topic: Pictures from a house fire. Help identify
- Replies: 4
- Views: 12798
Re: Pictures from a house fire. Help identify
In some pictures is Luther Bryant. His was a HHS class of 1970. Luther had a sister that worked at Raleigg Street Pharmacy. Luther and his sister are in these pictures. Luther is in the picture with his cap and gown on. Luther lived at the Terminal hotel before it burned down. The last that I knew a...
- Mon November 2, 2015, 5:22 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Bobby and Johnny McDonald Win Pony 1958
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5611
Re: Bobby and Johnny McDonald Win Pony 1958
I remember this very well. I remember getting on it the first day they it home. I got bucked off as soon as I got on it.
- Sat August 22, 2015, 8:26 am
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Hamlet items from Ike Gainey
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5869
Re: Hamlet items from Ike Gainey
Ike, I would like a copy of the Fayetteville Street School pictures you have to go with my collection. Wayne Fuller
- Sun March 29, 2015, 9:23 pm
- Forum: Looking for Information
- Topic: Research on Barlow home Located on 343 Gin Mill Rd.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 21107
Re: Research on Barlow home Located on 343 Gin Mill Rd.
I not sure but seems like there use to be a cemetery located on the town side of the house on a mound of soil with a rod iron fence around it, but I'm not sure about that.
- Sun November 16, 2014, 9:38 am
- Forum: Looking for Information
- Topic: Bill Lomax
- Replies: 1
- Views: 9039
Bill Lomax
Meet Bill Lomax's college roommate last night. He would like to know where Bill is and how to contact him. Does anyone have any contact info?
- Thu July 31, 2014, 11:33 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: Pool Shark
- Replies: 6
- Views: 13086
Re: Pool Shark
Bruce their names were Ed and Terry Napier. Ed lives 2 houses past the store on 381 and Terry (the daughter) lives across the field behind the store. They ages are Ed 63 and Terry 59/60.
- Mon July 21, 2014, 7:22 am
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: Trains
- Replies: 16
- Views: 24346
Re: Trains
The cars were greased just before going over the hump. There was 2 pits, one on each side of the track. The pits were done away with shortly after a car knocker (car inspector) David Billingsley was killed when cars were derailed and fell into the pit.
- Fri July 11, 2014, 4:32 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: Pender Store in Hamlet
- Replies: 6
- Views: 14329
Re: Pender Store in Hamlet
And the new Pender Store had a hallway that let customers park in back and come in that way.
- Fri April 25, 2014, 8:41 am
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Hamlet City Lake wading pool
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10191
Re: Hamlet City Lake wading pool
I will never tell.
- Wed April 23, 2014, 8:02 am
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Hamlet City Lake wading pool
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10191
Re: Hamlet City Lake wading pool
Freddie the 1st boy is David and that's me father back.
- Tue April 8, 2014, 7:40 am
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: HAMLET SIREN'50-60'S
- Replies: 5
- Views: 12571
Re: HAMLET SIREN'50-60'S
It was located on top of Hamlet City Hall, The fire dept. would blow it to alert the firemen of a fire or rescue call. 1 - 4 blows indicated what section of town the fire was located in and 5 blows was a rescue call. The railroad diamond at the passenger is how the town was divided into locations.
- Fri March 14, 2014, 10:55 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: Hamlet Coal Ash Storage
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11529
Re: Hamlet Coal Ash Storage
Freddie, I remember it very well. Seems like the fire dept. went there every few days, gave them something to do instead of setting at the station.
- Mon March 10, 2014, 10:55 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: Hamlet Coal Ash Storage
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11529
Re: Hamlet Coal Ash Storage
It should still be there in the woods on the left between the VFW and the American Legion.
- Thu February 27, 2014, 1:04 am
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Hamlet Christmas Parade - early 70's
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6528
Re: Hamlet Christmas Parade
Several pictures of Stewert Gordon with his horses pulling his wagon. Also looks like Herb Niemyer in pic 15. Jimmy Davis that was raised on 4th Street in East Hamlet is riding with him.
- Fri February 7, 2014, 6:41 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Aerial Hamlet pictures by Jim Barbour
- Replies: 18
- Views: 24541
Re: Aerial Hamlet pictures by Jim Barbour
Freddie, the home old home place is at he bottom of the pic with the store just toward the lake and 5th street beside the store. 5th street is the first from the bottom of the picture.
- Fri February 7, 2014, 6:33 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Old Snow Picture
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6502
Re: Old Snow Picture
The Cuda (blue with white stripe, had a pistol grip shifter) parked on the corner belonged to Robert Zackery Jr. He would park it there every day. I know he would love to have it today.
- Thu February 6, 2014, 8:26 am
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Aerial Hamlet pictures by Jim Barbour
- Replies: 18
- Views: 24541
Re: Aerial Hamlet pictures by Jim Barbour
Lynn, that would be Jim Sr., he probably delivered mail to you at S&S.
- Sun January 26, 2014, 2:20 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: PURPLE TOP
- Replies: 11
- Views: 19541
Re: PURPLE TOP
Esso was changed to Exxon in 1971. If I remember correctly Ma Crofton was related to Arthur Martin. It sure would be nice to have a hamburger and hot dog as good as those that came from there.
- Fri January 17, 2014, 11:12 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: HAMLET SENIOR CENTER
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10451
Re: HAMLET SENIOR CENTER
The Hamlet City shop was located in the back half and Hamlet Fire Department #2 in the front next to Boyd Lake Rd. There was also an apartment in the front side next to the City Lake and Sonny Kennedy and his family lived in it for a while.
- Thu December 26, 2013, 12:46 am
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: John Brittingham - Bicycle
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11639
Re: John Brittingham - Bicycle
Concur with Lynn. Ted Phillips also cut hair there for a while.
- Sun December 1, 2013, 10:35 am
- Forum: Hamlet Pictures
- Topic: MARY LOVE CEMETERY
- Replies: 12
- Views: 25014
Re: MARY LOVE CEMETERY
The tunnel that I am talking about being about 1/2 north is accessed from 177 and the ice house was there at it tunnel. The ice house caught fire years ago and finely fell in. There is a small tunnel that goes under the railroad tracks that the blocks of ice went through to get to the ice plate form...
- Fri November 29, 2013, 11:59 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Pictures
- Topic: MARY LOVE CEMETERY
- Replies: 12
- Views: 25014
Re: MARY LOVE CEMETERY
It is just as you stated. The neighborhood from Hamlet Ave. to the cemetery has run down so bad that it is kind of scary to drive up spring street. When residents on Washington has to sit in their house with a weapon in their lap that really bad.
- Fri November 29, 2013, 11:54 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Pictures
- Topic: MARY LOVE CEMETERY
- Replies: 12
- Views: 25014
Re: MARY LOVE CEMETERY
There is a tunnel further north. It went to the ice house but you could go down a dirt road to the round house. The tunnel is approx. 1/2 mile north toward the yard.
- Thu November 28, 2013, 11:36 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Pictures
- Topic: MARY LOVE CEMETERY
- Replies: 12
- Views: 25014
Re: MARY LOVE CEMETERY
The old ice plant was about 1/2 mile north towards the yard. Mary Love Cemetery over looks where the old roundhouse was located.
- Fri November 15, 2013, 8:45 am
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: Hamlet City Lake Walking Bridge
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10554
Re: Hamlet City Lake Walking Bridge
I talked to Bernell McGirt about the bridge over Hamlet City Lake. He said that the bridge was behind the Hartgrove house (last house on the left on 2nd Street in East Hamlet). This would be the best location due to the fact that it is the closet point on from side to side. Bernell said that the bri...
- Sun November 10, 2013, 9:50 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: 1945-46 Hamlet High Girl's Basketball Team
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10760
Re: 1945-46 Hamlet High Girl's Basketball Team
Standing 3rd from the right looks like it could be Janice Hubbard Eason.
- Sun November 3, 2013, 8:28 am
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Hamlet Ice Storm 1969
- Replies: 22
- Views: 35370
Re: Hamlet Ice Storm 1969
I remember this very well. I was working at Brigmans Esso on the corner of highway 177 & 74 during this time. We posered the gas pumps with a lawnmower engine to pump gas. Howard had me go to Charlotte and purchase a pickup truck load of dry ice and we sold it so people could put it in their fre...
- Mon September 16, 2013, 9:43 pm
- Forum: Looking for Information
- Topic: Pate Lovin
- Replies: 8
- Views: 19188
Re: Pate Lovin
Joe, glad to see you back. Bryant Lovin (HHS1969) (his Father name was Pate Lovin) lives on Smith Cemetary Road. It is located in this area. Bryant was raise in the location where you say this cemetery is located. His phone number is 910-557-5302. Hope this helps
- Sun June 9, 2013, 1:49 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: State Magazine 1953
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7055
- Mon April 15, 2013, 1:37 pm
- Forum: Hamlet Trivia
- Topic: Old Hamlet Building:
- Replies: 20
- Views: 35734
- Thu April 4, 2013, 8:13 pm
- Forum: Old Hamlet Stuff
- Topic: Red & White 1963
- Replies: 16
- Views: 22608