Wake Wednesday - From the Baptist Grove to Moore Square

Did you know that the land that is currently known as Moore Square was once referred to as the Baptist Grove?

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I happened upon this tidbit while browsing thru an old issue of our Wake Treasures Journal. The reference is in an article titled Reminiscences of Grandmother Mary Ann Towles in Volume 1, number 4, Winter 1991, p15.

Enjoy this picturesque description:

Uncle William SHAW had a store on Fayetteville Street in Raleigh, and his dwelling house was on Wilmington Street. It was a large three story building with a beautiful garden, a large front, and a back yard. In one corner of the front yard, a big oak spread its branches over a large portion of the yard. Back of our lot was the Baptist grove.2 In the center of the grove stood a small wooden church, lighted with tallow candles in tin scones. The candles were lighted by a maiden lady, Miss Lucinda BRIGGS.  

The location is noted in this footnote: 

2 The Baptist Grove is now what is known as Moore’s Square, across from the old City Market. 

Based upon other dates in the entry, this must have been ca. 1820. 

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Wake Wednesday - William Hill General Merchandising Store c. 1806

On Nov. 19. 1806, Hartwell Parrish, John S. Robeteau, Dury Brown, Isham Utley and William Spright, Jr conducted business at the William Hill General Merchandising Store. This account appears in an abstraction of the original ledger in the Wake Treasures Journal. This abstraction of the ledger Contains 250 pages, approximately 2500 names, and activities from November 1806 to March of 1807. The abstraction is divided into three parts appearing in Vol. 1, Issues 2, 3, and 4.

If you had Wake County ancestors living in the area in the early 1800's, this may be a record set you want to check out.

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Wake Wednesday - African American Businesses c1909-1910

I am taking the Wake Wednesday posts in a little different direction for a change of pace. In an effort to highlight the vast wealth of content that is held within the pages of the Wake Treasures Journal, I will be featuring small snippets from the Journal in hopes that you might find something useful for your own family research. I hope you will let me know if you are inspired to search there or make a great discovery for your family story. 

Now let's get started...

As we close out Black History Month, I want to feature this listing of African-American Businesses compiled in the 1909-1910 Hill City Directory for Raleigh, NC. The list was transcribed by Fred Turner for the Winter/Spring 2004 issue - v.14, nbr.1. There are 5+ pages of listings (in excess of 230 individual listings) that include name, business type, and address. 

Included in the transcription:

• Alford, Nick     eating houses     206 1/2 e Martin
• Alle, John     grocers-retail     e Martin nr s East 
• Allen, Jake B     grocers-retail     212 e Cabarrus 
• Bullock, Christopher C     hackmen     750 s Person 
• Bunn, Victoria S     nurses     609 s East 
• Burgess & Son     butchers and meat markets     15 City Market 
• Christmas S C & Son     hucksters     2 City Market 
• Clark, Charles C     clergymen (Baptist)     540 e Edenton
• Hughes, Henry I     barber     223 w Martin 
• Hughes, Joseph     draymen     716 e Lenoir 
• Hunter, Robert     harness and saddlery     318 s Salisbury 
• Lane & Ancrum     attorney at law     4 e Davie 
• Lane & Fields     funeral directors     400 s Salisbury

This is a mere sampling. Many occupations are listed and many that are not seen today. There are listings for A to Z. This content is referenced with permission of Journal editor.

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