H.P. JONES & COMPANY

H.P. Jones and Company was located in west Hillsborough, across Occoneechee Street (present-day Nash Street) from the rail station. The wooden two-story, 40-by-70 foot factory was built circa 1871, and the factory began operation in 1872. The factory was powered by steam, and manufactured the smoking tobacco brands Tar Heel and Occoneechee, and received an award for "Fine Smoking Tobacco" at the 1877 North Carolina State Fair.

By 1900, H.P. Jones and Company was out of business.

Excerpt of 1894 Sanborn map

1886 advertisement