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13519
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In 1854, W. N. Hackney of Wilson gave a wagon wheel a push and that wheel is still rolling along. Over the past century the Hackney wheel has rolled under wagons, buggies, and today, school buses and refrigerated trucks.
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23850
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The Hackney family has been in the transportation business in some capacity since the fourteenth century. The family and a version of their company originated in England, but the family's activities in eastern North Carolina are the focus of this article. Hackney Brothers Inc. in Wilson is the focus of this article. Hackney Brothers Inc. in Wilson once dominated the bugging making industry. In the twentieth century, the Washington branch, Hackney and Sons, Inc. made its mark with delivery vehicles. The company now specializes in the manufacture of fire and rescue trucks.
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Washington the Magazine
(NoCar F264.W3 W37), Vol. Issue , July/Aug 2015,
p30-35, il, por
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32545
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Thomas J. Hackney, Jr. is president of the Hackney Brothers Body Company of Wilson, and Chairman of the Board of North Carolina Citizen’s Association. This article discusses Hackney’s background and the history of the Hackney Brothers company, which was founded in 1854.
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