W. R. Land Co., 1911
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W. R. Land Co., 1911
Postcard of W. R. Land Company, about mid-1911. Was that on Front Street between the drug store and the grocery? Actually, in 1911 when the photograph was taken the drug store on the map was a grocery as well. And on an earlier map the dry goods store was only in the right hand portion so they expanded between January and... August? of 1911.
Both store fronts have been torn down. A drive or alleyway is where the section on the right is in the picture and a smaller building was constructed where the section of the left is.
Both store fronts have been torn down. A drive or alleyway is where the section on the right is in the picture and a smaller building was constructed where the section of the left is.
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Which Mrs. Land was that? Mary (LeGrande) Land, wife of William Raines "W. R." Land, or another?
As an interesting side note - this store was run by W. R.'s brother Hunter. W. R. was a real estate agent and the family lived on Spring Street. Ten years later the family had moved to Minturn Avenue and Will was listed as the Proprietor.
As an interesting side note - this store was run by W. R.'s brother Hunter. W. R. was a real estate agent and the family lived on Spring Street. Ten years later the family had moved to Minturn Avenue and Will was listed as the Proprietor.
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I answered my own question, I think. The Mrs. Land mentioned here in association with a China Closet (cabinet), was the wife of Hunter Lawton Land, Sr., brother of William Raines Land. Hunter died of pneumonia (complications from the flu) on 28 October 1918 leaving his wife Velma with a 3 year old daughter, Francis, and a roughly 2 month old son, Hunter L., Jr.
The flu aforementioned was probably the second wave of the Spanish Flu which, by August of 1918 had mutated into a more virulent strain that created a worldwide pandemic. I have no proof that was the strain.
The flu aforementioned was probably the second wave of the Spanish Flu which, by August of 1918 had mutated into a more virulent strain that created a worldwide pandemic. I have no proof that was the strain.
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Joe, in your research have you ever come across anything about Belk's being located across the tracks on Hamlet Ave. near where the Rhodes store was located. I was talking to a gentleman in Wadesboro that worked for Belks' for years and retired from there years back. He said that when he first came to Hamlet to work for Belk's it was located near Hamlet Ave. and Bridges St.
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