Record #:

3770

Author(s):

Hunter, Mary Ellen

Abstract:

The Tyson and Jones Carriage Works in Carthage made the nation's finest horse-drawn buggies from 1850 to 1920. Only materials of the finest quality were used. The last buggy was built in 1925. In 1976, the company's four buildings burned.

Source:

Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 30 Issue 4, Apr 1998, p29, il

Subject(s):

Moore County--History; Carriage manufacturers and dealers--Carthage; Tyson and Jones Carriage Works (Carthage)