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NC 242 at SR 1414 Salemburg: 8: Dan E. Caison Sr. House ... Jonas McPhail House and Annie McPhail Store: March 17, 1986 ... John E. Wilson House: March 17, 1986 SR ...
Spivey's Corner (/ ˈ s p aɪ v i s / SPY-vees) [4] is a census-designated place located in Sampson County, North Carolina, United States, at the intersection of U.S. Highway 13 and U.S. Highway 421. At the 2020 census, the CDP had a total population of 576. From 1969 to 2015, Spivey's Corner was the home of the National Hollerin' Contest.
Other notable buildings include former Wilmington and Weldon railroad station, Bluford-Brantley House, Sykes Seed Store, Spivey's General Merchandise, Citizens Bank (1908), A. F. May gasoline station (1923), Hill's Auto Service (1933-1934), Spring Hope Cotton Seed Oil Company, Joseph J. Spivey House, Cone-Brantley House (1887), Richardson ...
In May 1985, Service Merchandise acquired the H. J. Wilson Co. for approximately $200 million. Raymond Zimmerman, the CEO, was attracted to Wilson's stores to gain a stronger foothold in the Sun Belt states. [3] [4] Several of these Wilson's locations included an off-priced apparel department of about 15,000 square feet (1,400 m 2).
Sampson County was established in April 1784 following the American Revolutionary War.The North Carolina General Assembly annexed land from the neighboring Duplin County. ...
The store was begun by Huey John Wilson in 1947 as a jewelry vendor in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Ten years later, Wilson opened his first catalog showroom. By 1982, Wilson's was the third-largest catalog showroom chain in the United States. [1] At its peak, it had 80 stores in 12 states.
The family believes Spivey was on his way home because Camp Swamp Road is used as a shortcut for him to cross over into North Carolina. The first interaction between Spivey and Boyd may have ...
U.S. Route 13 (US 13) is a United States Numbered Highway running from Eastover, North Carolina to Morrisville, Pennsylvania.In North Carolina, it runs along a northeast–southwest alignment for 189.1 miles (304.3 km) connecting the cities of Fayetteville, Goldsboro, Greenville, Williamston, and Ahoskie.