FARMERS MUTUAL EXCHANGE / CENTRAL CAROLINA FARMERS' EXCHANGE / SOUTHERN STATES (CARRBORO)
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1944
/ Modified in 1989
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- Fri, 07/14/2023 - 10:14am by SteveR
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Built in
1944
/ Modified in 1989
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This Farmers Exchange warehouse opened March 1944. Its first manager was John S. Williams.[1]
As part of an expansion to become a much larger cooperative endeavor, the Farmers Exchange became part of the Central Carolina Farmers Exchange Inc. in the early 1950s.
Central Carolina Farmers merged with Raleigh-based FCX in 1980. FCX entered bankruptcy and sold the property to Southern States in 1986.[2]
The garden center and greenhouse were added in mid-1989, the parking lot was paved and lighting added.[3]
It is still a thriving business.
Excerpt of 1947 Associated Factory Mutual Fire Insurance Companies map (via UNC)
View east, December 2022 (via Google Streetview)
SOURCES:
[1] Chapel Hill Weekly Dec 8, 1944
[2] Orange County Register of Deeds, Deed Book 340, Page 603; Deed Book 562, Page 340; also see opendurham.org/businesses/durham-farmers-mutual-exchange-central-carolina-farmers-exchange
[3] Daily Tar Heel March 30, 1989
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