North
Carolina
Business
History
There were hundreds of builders in North Carolina engaged in making carriages, buggies and wagons — primarily for local markets. These firms were generally small operations. Only a few firms were able to spread their marketing areas around the state.
Among the North Carolina makers of buggies, carriages, wagons and other horse-powered vehicles were:
Abbott's Creek
S. W. Wall & Son S. W. Wall & Son, Abbott's Creek (-1896-) — wagons
Ahoskie
W. S. & J. C. Duke, Ahoskie (-1896-) — coaches
Albemarle
Bivens & Co., Albemarle (1877 - ) — carriages
Alexandriana
Robert Hawkins, Alexandriana (<1877 - ) — carriages
Anderson's Store
J. A. & J. Hurdle (1877 - 1896+) — carriages
Ansonville
John Carpenter Wagon Factory, Ansonville (<1884 - 1880s) — wagons
Arden
Clayton & Ragan (- 1895 - ) — built and repaired wagons, buggies, etc.
Ashboro
Burns & Moring, Ashboro (1877 - ) — buggies
B. B. Burns & Co., Ashboro (1877 - ) — wagons, buggies, etc.
Asheville
J. M. Cornwell, Asheville (April 1841 - ) — He opened a new business (announced April 9, 1841) as a carriage maker.
Thomas Stradley, Asheville (1877 - <1890) — carriages
Sorrell, Asheville (1877 - <1890) — carriages
J. H. Woody, Asheville (1890> -1896+) — carriages
T. S. Morrison & Co., Asheville (1891 -1896+) — wagons
J. R. Dickerson, Asheville (<1890 -1896+) — buggies
W. D. Justice, Asheville (-1890-) — carriages
Van Gilder & Brown, Asheville (<1884) - 1880s) — wagons
Aulander
W. D. Hoggard, Aulander (<1890 - 1896+) — coaches
Aurelian Springs
Carriages & Buggies, Aurelian Springs (-1896-)
Aurora
J. H. Jarvis, Aurora (-1896-) — buggies & carts
Beaver Dam
George Sherrill, Beaver Dam (1877 - ) — wagons
Bell's Ferry
J. H. Hellen, Bell's Ferry (<1890 - ) — coaches and wagons
Bellevoir
James Pace (1877 - 1880s) — wagons
Belvidere
J. Robert Parker, Belvidere (1877 - ) — coaches
Bethania
Transou & Stoltz, Bethania (-1896-) — wagons
Transou or Transon Brothers, Bethania (-1896-) — wagons
Bethel
B. L. F. Barnhill & Sons, Bethel (<1890 - 1896+) — coaches
D. S. Leggette, Bethel (<1890 - 1896+) — coaches
Black Creek
Anderson & Woodward, Black Creek (1877 - ) — carriages and buggies
Bladenboro
H. & T. Pittman, Bladenboro (1877 - <1896) — carriages
Boone
J. W. Council & John Allin, Boone (1877 - ) — wagons
Brevard
W. W. Moore, Brevard (1877 - ) — wagons
Brinkleyville
Johnson & Pulley, Brinkleyville (-1896-) — coaches
Buchanan
William Seat, Buchanan (1877 - 1896+) — wagon making
Burlington
L. J. Fonville, Burlington ( >1891 - 1896+) — buggies, etc.
H. A. Vaughn, Burlington (<1884 - 1890s, <1896) — coaches
Bush Hill
Blair & Plum, Bush Hill (1877 - ) — wagons
Bynum's
Johnson & Neal (<1890 -1896+) — carriages
Calhoun
John Merrill, Calhoun (1877 - ) — wagons
Carthage
Tyson & Jones Buggy Company (1850 - 1925) — In 1850, Carthage, NC, merchant Thomas Bethune Tyson (1813 - 1893) bought an existing wagon/wheelwright repair shop owned by Isaac Seawell and his two sons.
In 1856, Thomas B. Tyson and landowner Alexander Kelly formed a partnership to run the wheelwright business and decided to build carriages. The firm was known as Tyson & Kelly (1856-1858). In 1857, Tyson hired William T. Jones as a carriage painter and shop supervisor. Jones had proved his worth as the enterprise expanded and in 1859, the firm was renamed Tyson, Kelly & Company (1859 – 1873) with Jones joining Tyson and Kelly as a partner. The popularity of the automobile led to the demise of the Tyson & Jones Buggy Company in 1925.
Click for more information on the Tyson & Jones Buggy Company.
Union Carriage Company (1878 - ) — built carriages in Carthage, NC, for a year or so, then a fire led to relocation of the firm to Cameron; formed by C. E. Jones, A. M. D. Williamson, S. W. Humber and Martin Clary; the firm went into bankruptcy soon after the move to Cameron, NC.
R. A. McLaughlin, Carthage (1877 - ) — wagons
Thomas Cole, Carthage (1877 - ) — wagons
Carver's Creek
Parker Carriages (1877 - ) — carriages
Cary
R. J. Harrison, Cary (1877 - ) — wagons
Castalia
S. Bartholomew, Castalia (1877 - ) — carriages and buggies
Cedar Grove
Chas. W. Wynne ( - 1851 - ) — coachmaker
Cedar Hill
George Smith Wagon Factory, Cedar Hill (<1884 -1890s, <1896) — wagons
Charlotte
Morse & Sloan, Charlotte ( - Jan. 1, 1822) — carriages, coaches; partnership with J. G. Morse and ? Sloan.
J. G. Morse, Charlotte (Jan. 1, 1822 - ) — carriages, coaches; on Trade Street opposite the Theatre. The business included several workmen in addition to Morse.
Miles Hill, Charlotte ( - December 1829) — carriages, coaches, etc.
Daniel Button, Charlotte (December 1829 - ) — carriages, coaches, gigs, stage coaches, barouches, etc.
Overman & Wilson, Charlotte (<1859 - ) — Built carriages; C. Wilson
B. Nicholls, Charlotte (<1877 - ) — carriages and buggies
W. S. Warren, Charlotte (<1877 - ) — carriages and buggies
Trotter Wilkinson, Charlotte (<1877 - ) — carriages
R. C. McCracken, Charlotte (<1877 - ) — carriages
J. Trotter, Charlotte (<1877 - ) — carriages
China Grove
Casper & Cook, China Grove (1877 - ) — carriages
J. C. Wilhelm, China Grove (1877 - ) — wagons
Clarkton
Henry Lindon (1877 - <1890) — carriages
J. W. Hester & Brother(s), Clarkton (<1890 - <1896) — buggies, etc.
Clinton
B. R. Hood, Clinton, NC (-1859-) — manufacturer of carriages, barouches, rockaways and buggies.
A. S. C. Powell & Co., Clinton (1877 - ) — coaches
Concord
George W. Spears, Concord (May 1827 - ) — carriages, coaches, gigs, etc., as well as windsor chairs.
M. B. Leslie Coach & Buggy Factory (<1866 - <1890) — carriages
W. C. Boyd (1877 - 1896+) — carriages
Conover
Bolick Buggy Shop (1870s - ) — carriage maker Jerome Bolick
Conover Buggy Co.
M. B. Leslie (-1866) — relocated to Concord
J. Bolch (<1884 -1896+) — buggies & carriages; was listed in Newton in 1884 as a carriage and buggy maker.
Creston
Creston Wagon Works (-1896-) — N. J. Lillard; wagons;
Durham
Durham Buggy Co.
R. T. Howerton & Brother, Durham (1884 - 1896+) — coaches, carriages, etc.; later operated by C. P. Howerton (-1896-) .
Henry Searman & Son, Durham (1884 - ) — carriages
R. D. Zahm, Durham (1884 - ) — carriages
M. Thomason, Durham (1884 - ) — wagons
East Bend
J. G. Huff, East Bend (1877 - ) — carriages
Egypt
R. Frazier Coach Factory (1877 - 1884+) — carriage maker
Elizabeth City
Wyatt & Rogerson (-1822-) — carriages; ad in Elizabeth City Star, March 26, 1822.
Watkins and McCoy (-1854-) — carriages
Elizabeth City Buggy Company ( - 1938) — John Quincy Adams Wood, pres. ( - 1932); Walter Pool Wood (1932 - 1938). The company employed about 25 workers at its maximum operations during 1910 - 1912, turning out about 450 buggies a year.
John S. Waugh, Elizabeth City (1877 - ) — carriages
John Ament, Elizabeth City (1877 - ) — carriages
Elizabethtown
A. Renaldi & Co. (1877 - ) — carriages
Hester Carriages (1877 - ) — carriages
Edenton
James McCoy, Edenton (1877 - 1890+) — coaches & buggies
Baker & Sons, Edenton (1884> - <1896) — coaches & buggies
W. W. Ward, Edenton (<1884 - 1880s) — coaches & buggies
Enfield
Dennis & Horne, Enfield (-1896-) — coaches
Farmville
A. D. Hill, Farmville (<1890 - 1896+) — coaches
Fayetteville
Nathaniel Morison, Fayetteville (1802 - 1811) — built coaches; moved to New Hampshire.
Neal Graham, Fayetteville (<1820-) — built gigs, stages, wagons (1820 annual value was $2,000 in vehicles; employed 4 workers)
James Boges, Fayetteville (-1820-) — built gigs, stages, etc. (1820 annual production value of $400 in vehicles; employed 7 workers)
Archibald Smith, Fayetteville (-1820-) — built gigs, stages, wagons, etc. (1820 annual production value of $3,000 in vehicles; employed 7 workers).
Alexander McLauchlen, Fayetteville (early 1820s - March 1823) — built carriages, gigs, barouches, sulkeys
Jacob Allen, Fayetteville (1823 - March 1827) — Built carriages and coaches
Zechariah Thigpen, Fayetteville (April 1827 - ) — Built coaches and gigs; bought out Jacob Allen
Alexander McLauchlin, Fayetteville (1829 - February 1832) — a coach and iron maker, McLaunchlin sold his coach making operations on Person St., in Fayetteville, to Gardner & McKethan. He continued in active business in other activities, especially making iron equipment for all types of mills.
Gardner & McKethan, Fayetteville (March 1832 - 1866) — Charles T. Gardner and Alfred A. McKethan bought out the coach making business of A. McLauchlin. The new firm built carriages, barouches, buggies, gigs, sulkeys, wagons, etc.
A. A. McKethan & Sons, Fayetteville (1866 - 1896+) — In 1866, Gardner sold his interest to McKethan, who renamed the firm and continued operations, later with his sons.
D. P. Barge, Fayetteville (1877 - <1884) — carriage and buggy maker
J. W. Hockaday, Fayetteville (1877 - <1884) — carriage and buggy maker
J. W. Welsh, Fayetteville (1877 - 1884+) — wagons
T. P. Barge, Fayetteville (1884 - ) — carriages and buggies
Franklinton
J. A. Pitman,
Franklinton (1877 - <1896) — carriages
William Dunston,
Franklinton (-1896 ) — carriages
Allen & Brown,
Franklinton (-1896 ) — carriages
Franklinville
J. B. Russell & Son,
Franklinville (1877 - ) — wagons
Gap Civil (Alleghany County)
Andrew Osborn
(1877 - ) — wagon and buggy maker
Gastonia
Stultz & Starns,
Gastonia (-1896 ) — carriages, etc.
Gatesville (Gate County)
Maxey Haynes,
Gatesville (1877 - <1896) — coaches and harnesses
W. H. Standing,
Gatesville (-1896-) — coaches and harnesses
Goldsboro
Charles J. Nelson & Co.,
Goldsboro
(1822 - 1856+)
R. E. Jones,
Goldsboro
(< 1871 - 1877+)
— In 1871, R. E.
Jones won a U.S. patent for changeable carriage seats. [113,060-March 28,
1871]; buggies and carriages
W. H. Borden,
Goldsboro (1877 - ) — buggies and carriages
Allen Moore,
Goldsboro (1877 - ) — buggies and carriages
Graham
J. H. Loy,
Graham
(-1896-) — buggies
W. F. Jones,
Graham (<1890 -1896+) —
carriages, etc.
Greensboro(ugh)
Benjamin Overman, Greensborough ( - 1828 - )
— coach, carriage and gig maker, operated a shop with numerous workers
Cumming, Hopkins & Rose,
Greensboro
( - 1837+)
— coach factory
William Collins Carriage & Buggy Factory,
Greensboro (<1866 - )
J. N. Lewis,
Greensboro (-1896-) — wagons
Greenville
James
Nelson, Greenville (<1847 - 1851+)
— coach maker
John Flanagan Buggy Company,
Greenville (1866 - 1914+) — This concern
constructed quality vehicles, comprising carriages, phaetons, surreys and
runabouts, both steel and rubber-tired (in later years). Apparently,
Flanagan bought an existing carriage factory in October 1883. The company
became an auto dealer and continued in business
Pitt County Buggy Company,
Greenville (<1898 - 1904+) — W. R. Smith ran this firm up to 1898, when he was bought out by
Charles Cobb, who ran it with H. C. Edwards. The shops apparently burned
in 1910 when fire struck Greenville.
J. D. Williamson's Carriage
Factory, Greenville (<1889 - ) — carriages, buggies, etc.
Greenville Carriage Works,
Greenville (<1888 -1890) — carriages; W. H. Cox started the firm; in
1890 the firm merged with Low Tariff Carriage Factory; ownership became W.
H. Cox & L. A. Greene; news reports in 1890 indicated that the firm would be
dissolved.
Lawrence, Williamson &
Co., Greenville (<1890 - ) —
coaches and wagons
W.W. Haddock,
Greenville (1879 - 1883) — coaches; firm burned in 1883.
Gulph (Chatham County)
Haughton & Frazier
( - 1851 - )
— coach makers
Hadley's Mills
A. B. Chapin & Co.,
Hadley's Mills (<1884 - 1880s) — wagons & plows
Halifax
Underhill,
Tompkins & Co. —
coach makers; employed 4 people
Hamptonville
William H. Brannon,
Hamptonville (1877 - ) — carriages
Haywood County
Henry Monso
(<1820 - ) — wagons
James Murray
(<1820 - ) — wagons
Leonard Cagel
(<1820 - ) — wagons
Henderson
Capital Buggy Co.,
Henderson
Corbitt Buggy Co.,
Henderson (1899 - 1907, continued — also see automobiles;
1899 - 1907, converted to automobiles and trucks, ceased in 1952). Richard
Corbitt
J. A. O'Neil Wagon Making,
Henderson (1877 - ) — wagons
Henderson Buggy Co.,
Henderson
Hertford
Toms & McMullen,
Hertford (1877 - )
— carriages, coaches, etc.
Ward & Morgan, Hertford (1877 - ) — coaches
Hickory
A. S. Abernethy
(1877 - 1896+) —
carriages and buggies
Piedmont Wagon Company
(<1890 -1896+) — wagons; J. G. Hall,
president (<1884 - <1896); E. B. Springs, president <1896 - ); H.
C. Dixon, secretary; H. D. Abernethy, treasurer; F. B. Alexander,
superintendent (<1884 - 1880s); G. H. Geitner, manager (1884> - ).
In 1890, the firm had a capacity of 12 wagons a day.
High Point
Beeson Brothers,
High Point (-1896-) — wagons
Hillsborough
William S. Cheek
(<1851 - )
— carriages; later John A. Cheek by 1877
Charles F. Crabtree
(<1851 - 1877+)
— coaches, carriages and wagons
Hookerton
Henry Cranger (
- 1851 - )
— coachmaker
James Moore,
Hookerton (-1896-) — coaches
Huntersville
J. S. Sassaman,
Huntersville (<1877 - ) — wagons
Jackson
Joseph N. Seldon,
Jackson (1877 - )
— carriages, buggies and harnesses
Johnson's Mills
W. C. Butler,
Johnson's Mills (<1890 - )
— coaches and wagons
Jones County
Thomas Brown's
Manufactory
(<1820 - ) —
gigs, etc.; 2 persons employed
Kelford
Parker & Brown
( -1896- ) — coaches
Kernersville
B Y. Clark,
Kernersville
Pendry & Phillips,
Kernersville
Lewis & Huff,
Kernersville (-1896-) — carriages & buggies
Anderson Lewis Carriages & Buggies,
Kernersville (<1877 - ) — carriages and wagons
Kimbolton
John S. Campbell,
Kimbolton (<1884
-1896+) —
wagons
Kinston
Kinston Buggy Co.,
Kinston
Webb Wagon,
Kinston (1847 - 1906+) — Started by James B. Webb in 1847 and
operated until purchased in late 1870s or early 1880s by Thomas Williams.
He resold the firm in 1884 to Webb's son, George B. Webb, who operated it
until the early 1900s.
Dibble & Brothers Carriage & Buggy Factory,
Kinston (1850s -
1860s) — owned by James H. Dibble and his brothers, this factory
employed as many as 160 workers by 1855. The Civil War and its effects
apparently ended this enterprise.
C. M. Griffin,
Kinston (1877 - ) — buggies and more.
Kittrells
Joseph W. Perry,
Kittrells (1877 - ) — buggies,
wagons and other vehicles.
LaGrange
O. H. Pearce,
LaGrange (1877 - ) — buggies
and carts
Laurel
J. F. Jones,
Laurel (-1896 ) — wagons
Lenoir
N. A. Powell, Lenoir (<1890
-1896+) —
coaches & wagons
Lexington
Nathan Brown, Lexington (February 1825 - May/June 1825) — carriages and coaches; located on Main Street opposite Hargrave's store. Brown relocated his business to Salisbury. Brown also made Windsor chairs.
H. H. Caudle,
Lexington (1884 - )
— coaches
Lincolnton
Samuel Lander,
Lincolnton
(1826 - <1864) — coach maker and Methodist minister; Main St.
East, 2 blocks from Court House; prior to this he was a coach maker in Salisbury (1824 - 1825).
Martin C. Phifer, Lincolnton (December 1822- 1829+) — Phifer started out in a partnership with William Culverhouse in Dec. 1822 offering carriage and windsor chair making services. Phifer ran an extensive coach and carriages factory, employing between 15 to 29 workers by 1828.
Abner McKoy (McCoy),
Lincolnton
(<1845 - <1868) — coach maker; Main St. East, 3 blocks
from Court House
S. P. Simpson,
Lincolnton (<1845-) — coach maker; street north of Main St.,
n.w. of Court House
Isaac Erwin,
Lincolnton (<1845 - 1848) — coach maker; Main St. West, 2
blocks from Court House; Erwin sells his property to James Cornwell in
March 1848; he then moved to Shelby and set up another shop.
Abner & R. Garner,
Lincolnton (<1845-) — coach maker; Main St. East End, north
side; just Abner Garner in business in 1848
E. Blackburn,
Lincolnton
(<1851 - <1865) — coach maker
James Cornwell,
Lincolnton
(1848 - <1880) — coach & carriage maker; Main St., 2
blocks west end, south side corner (took over Isaac Erwin's establish in
March 1848, but Erwin still listed as working at that address separately
from Cornwell as late as November 1848; Erwin moved and opened a new shop in Shelby in 1849).
James L. & L. T. Wilkey,
Lincolnton (1865 - ) — buggies and
wagons
J. R. Blackburn,
Lincolnton (1877 - ) —
wagons, etc.
Louisburg
W. H. Ferguson,
Louisburg (<1866 - ) — carriages
W. B. Conway,
Louisburg (1877 - ) — carriages
J. L. Hicks,
near Louisburg (1877 - ) —
carriages
James Duke,
near Louisburg (1877 - ) — carriages
William Ridly,
Louisburg (1877 - ) — wagons
J. R. Harris,
near Louisburg (1877 - ) — wagons
Joe Murphy,
Louisburg (1877 - ) — wagons
Lumberton
W. H. Newberry,
Lumberton (1877 - ) — buggies and carriages
J. R. Britt,
Lumberton (1877 - ) — buggies
Marlboro
Dail & Co.,
Marlboro (1877 - ) — coaches
B. F. Tyler,
Marlboro (1877 - ) — carriages
Marion
Thomas A. R. White,
Marion (<1877 - )
— carriages and buggies
McBride's Mills
H. L. Huggins,
McBride's Mills (1877 - ) — wagons
Mocksville
Pritchard, Rosenbrough & Co.
( - 1851 - ) —
coach makers
Moncure
W. J. Bradshaw & Company
(<1890 -1896+) — buggies
Monroe
C. Austin & Son,
Monroe (1877 - ) — carriages
Morganton
J. H. Coffey
(-1896-) — carriages & wagons
Mount Airy
William Griffith,
Mount Airy (1877 - ) — wagons
Thomas Lowery & Son,
Mount Airy (1877 - ) — wagons
T. Shaub & Son,
Mount Airy (1877 - ) — wagons
Mount Olive
Oliver Summerlin,
Mount Olive (1877 - 1907+) — buggies and carriages; he was succeeded by
his sons and the firm was renamed
Summerlin Brothers.
Mud Lick
W. S. Edwards,
Mud Lick (<1884 - 1880s) — wagons
Murfreesboro
G. W. Hines,
Murfreesboro (-1896-) — coaches
Nahunta
Gill Ward, Nahunta (1877 - ) —
buggies and carriages
Newbern (New Bern, Newberne)
Robert Hay
(late 1790s)
— carriage maker
G.H. Waters & Sons Buggy & Carriage Factory
( -1896- )
—
No. 78 Broad St., near the Railroad; Buggies, Carriages,
Wagons, and Carts.
P. Trenwith (1877 -
1884+)
— carriage maker
S. Cook & Brother (1877
- 1896+)
— carriage maker
Luke Mason
(1877 - 1884+)
— carriage maker
Winfield & Sons (-1896-) —
carriages
New Hope
T. A. Perry,
New Hope (1877 - ) — coaches
Alfred Holly,
New Hope (1877 - ) — coaches
Newport
S. H. Newberry
(1877 - 1896+)
— carriage maker
J. P. Mann
(-1896-) — carriages
Newton
J. Baker (1877
- 1880s) — carriage and buggy maker
J. M. Berry (1877
- <1884)
— carriage and buggy maker
W. A. Scronce (1877
- <1896)
— carriage and buggy maker
Old Fort
R. H. Moore & Co.,
Old Fort (<1877 - ) — wagons
Olive Branch
J. O. Griffin,
Olive Branch (1877 - ) — carriages
Oxford
Taylor Canada, Oxford (-1896-) —
wagons; B. F. Taylor
S. S. Haithcock, Oxford
(1877 - <1896) — carriages
J. E. Haithcock & Company,
Oxford (1877 - <1896) — carriages
Clipper Wagon Co.,
Oxford (-1896-) — wagons; W. B. Glenn, mgr. (1896)
Pacific
Joe Young, Pacific (1877 -
) — wagons
Pactolus
J. R. Davenport,
Pactolus ( - 1889) — carriages
Pittsboro
A. G. Drake
(1890> -1896+) — carriages
Isaac Womble (<1884
-1896+) —
wagons
C. M. Hardin,
Pittsboro (<1884 - <1896)
— carriages & buggies; listed as Hardin
Brothers in 1884
Hornaday Brothers,
Pittsboro (<1884 - 1880s) — wagons & buggies
Pleasant Hill
M. D. L. Harris,
Pleasant Hill (1877 - )
— buggies
Plymouth
Hosea Peal or The Old Reliable Carriage
Factory, Plymouth (1877 -1889+) —
Hosea Peal
was the owner. It was reportedly one of the largest business firms in the
town.
Stewart Ward,
Plymouth (1877 - ) — coaches
Polkton
J. P. Boyt,
Polkton (<1884 - <1890) — wagons
Powellsville
Raynor Brothers,
Powellsville (-1896-) — carriages
Raleigh
David Ruth,
Raleigh (Oct.
25, 1802 - )
— a carriage and windsor chair maker located in
Raleigh.
Thomas Hobbs,
Raleigh (-1833-) — coach maker (Cobbs?)
William F. Clarke,
Raleigh ( - 1861)
James Bashford,
Raleigh (1860-1866+)
— he bought the William F. Clarke shop. Bashford advertised in
newspapers distributed statewide.
John R. Harrison,
Raleigh (< 1851 - )
— coachmaker
Willie Johnson,
Raleigh (< 1851 - )
— coachmaker
Thomas Jenkins,
Raleigh (<
1851 - )
— coachmaker
John O. Rorke,
Raleigh (<
1851 - )
— coachmaker
John Myatt,
Raleigh (May 1859 - )
— carriages and buggies
Alfred Upchurch,
Raleigh (1877 - ) — carriages
Robert Greer,
Raleigh (1877 - ) — carriages and wagons
North Carolina Coach Factory,
Raleigh (1877 - ) — coaches; Noel S. Harp
A. H. Temple,
Raleigh (1877 - ) — carriages and wagons
T. J. Jenkins,
Raleigh (1877 - ) — wagons
Narcisse Plumadore,
Raleigh (1877 - ) — wagons
Rich Square
E. P. Copeland,
Rich Square (1877 - )
— coaches
Robbinsville
W. C. Morgan,
Robbinsville (-1896-) — wagons
Rocky Mount
Moore & Fulford,
Rocky Mount (<1866 - 1878+) — M. Fulford continued to build carriages and buggies after
the firm of Moore & Fulford dissolved.
T. J. Hackney& Co.,
Rocky Mount (1877- ) — carriages and harnesses
Hackney & Company,
Rocky Mount (1877- ) — carriages and buggies
W. H. Flowers, Rocky
Mount
(-1896-) — wagons and carts
Hussey Brothers & Co.,
Rocky Mount (1877 - ) — buggies and carriages
Salem
Jacob Christman, Salem (Feb. 2, 1824 - ) — maker of coaches, gigs, sulkeys, stages,, post-stages, wagons, etc. The business was located on Salt Street.
J. P. (later
became the George E.)
Nissen Wagon Works,
Salem
(1834 - 1925) —
sold by 1925 and new owner continued to built buggies until 1948. The
founder of the factory was John Phillip Nissen, grandson of Salem's
pioneer wagon maker. John Phillip Nissen ran the plant until his death in
1874, when sons Will and George Nissen took over. George
E. Nissen & Company
F. C. Mienung,
Salem (-1896-) — buggies
H. E. Mennung Carriage Factory,
Salem (<1877 - <1896) — carriages
Spach Brothers,
Salem (1856 - 1896+) — William E. Spach; wagons
A. Bevel Wagon Manufactory,
Salem (<1877 - ) — wagons
J. A. White Carriage Manufactory,
Salem (<1877 - ) — carriages
C. F. Nissen, Salem
(1881 - 1896+) — wagons
Chamberlain & Smith,
Salem (-1896-) — wagons
Salisbury
Henry Baker,
Salisbury (1758 - )
B. P. Pearson, Salisbury ( - September 1820) — carriage maker.
A. N. Jump, Salisbury (September 1820 - June 1823) — A former Baltimore craftsman, A. N. Jump rented the shop and tools of B. P. Pearson to open a gig and carriage business, including construction of sulkeys, kittereens, dearborns, etc.
Samuel Lander, Salisbury (April 1824 - 1825) — carriage and coach maker, who later in 1826 relocated to Lincolnton, NC. He built gigs, sulkeys, etc.
Cyrus W. West, Salisbury (July 1, 1823- 1829) —West and Francis Pinkston announced that they were taking over the coach and gig making business of A. N. Jump on July 1, 1823. In June 1825, West partnered with Nathan Brown in the firm of West & Brown (until Dec. 20, 1825). West set up a few doors northeast of William H. Slaughter's tavern/inn on Main Street. In 1829, West formed a new partnership (Cyrus W. West & Company).
Nathan Brown, Salisbury (June 1825- 1830+) — initially, Brown partnered with Cyrus West in the firm of West & Brown (June - Dec. 1825). Prior to opening in Salisbury, Brown was a carriage maker in Lexington, NC (1825). Brown had a series of partners in building carriages and coaches before conducting his business solo by the end of 1829. His business was located three doors east of the courthouse.
Brown & Harris, Salisbury (November 1828 - 1829) — Nathan Brown & George M. Harris formed a partnership to build coaches, carriages, gigs and sulkeys; located three doors east of the courthouse.
Cyrus W. West
& Company, Salisbury (1829 - March 1831) — carriages, wagons, gigs, etc.; partnership included Cyrus W. West, William T. Blum and George M. Harris; located a few doors northeast of William H. Slaughter's tavern/inn on Main Street.
William T. Blum & George M. Harris, Salisbury (March 1831 - late 1831) — carriages, wagons, gigs, etc.; located a few doors northeast of Mr. Slaughter's tavern/inn.
Harris & Shaver, Salisbury (by January 1832 - ) — carriages, wagons, gigs, etc.; George M. Harris and partner, Mr. Shaver.
J. W. Rainey, Salisbury (January 1835 - ) — carriages and coaches; on Main Street between the Mansion Hotel and the Western Carolinian newspaper office.
John S. Johnston,
Salisbury (<1851 - )
Overman & Co,
Salisbury (<1851 - )
Smith & Barker,
Salisbury (<1851 - )
— carriages; William M. Barker by himself by 1877
Caraway & Saylor,
Salisbury (<1866 - ) — coaches
W. H. Smith,
Salisbury (<1866-) — coaches
John H. Earnheart,
Salisbury (1877 - ) — carriages
Sanford
Kelly Brothers,
Sanford (<1896 - ) — wagons
Scotland Neck
E. K. Hassell,
Scotland Neck (<1896 - ) — coaches
Shelby
Isaac Erwin,
Shelby (1849 - ) — carriages, wagons, coaches; relocated from
Lincolnton where he previously had a shop.
Snow Hill
Moore James & Sons,
near Snow Hill ( - 1851 -) — coachmakers
McD Pate, Snow Hill
(-1896-) —
coaches
Sparta
J. C. Welch,
Sparta (<1884 - <1890) —
carriages
W. M. Burhett,
Sparta (-1890-) — carriages
Stanly's Creek (Gaston County)
W. P. Sherrill,
Stanly's Creek (1877 - ) — wagons
Abel Stroup,
Stanly's Creek (1877 - ) — wagons
Stantonsburg
Thomas Condon,
Stantonsburg (1868 - ) — coaches
Statesville
J. W. Woodward,
Statesville (1877 - ) — carriages
Sunsbury
T. Parker Coachmaking,
Sunsbury (1877 - 1896+) — coaches &
wagons
Sussex
Sussex Wagon Works,
Sussex (-1896-) — R. L. Pierce; wagons;
Tarboro
George MacWilliams,
Tarborough, NC (1808 - 1820+)
— coaches, gigs, sulkeys; employed 8 workers;
est. $4,000 in invested capital (1820 dollars)
Tarbora Buggy Co. , Tarboro
Hussey Brothers & Co., Tarboro (1877-
1896+) — carriages and
harnesses; M. L. Hussey (-1896-)
John B. Hyatt,
Tarboro — carriages
Taylorsville
J. P. Lowance Buggy & Carriage
Shop, Taylorsville (1877 - ) — carriage and buggy maker
Tillery
W. M. Crump,
Tillery (-1896-) — coaches, etc.
Townesville
J. M. Bullock,
Townesville (1877 - ) — wagons
Trap Hill
Marion McCann,
Trap Hill (1877 - ) — wagons
Trenton
Benjamin Askew,
Trenton (1877 - ) — coaches
James B. Stanley,
Trenton, (1877 - ) — wagons
Troutman ('s Depot)
Jacob D. & Sidney Troutman,
Troutman (1853 - ) — carriage and wagon makers
Turnersburg
Holland & Welch,
Turnersburg (1877 - ) — wagons
John Lazenly,
Turnersburg (1877 - ) — wagons
Tyro Shops
Fitts & Sink,
Tyro Shops (-1896-) — wagons
Vienna
Transou (or Transon) Brothers Wagon Makers,
Vienna (<1877 - 1896+) — wagons
Vineland
Murdock Frazier,
Vineland (<1890
-1896+) —
buggies & carts
Wadesboro(ugh)
Smith & Minck
(?), Wadesborough (<1850 -<1860) — built buggies (employed 3
workers in 1850, building 24 buggies a year worth $2,000).
L. B. Bennett & Company,
Wadesborough (-1860-) — built buggies and coaches; located about 1 mile
northwest of courthouse.
Ruscoe & Bain,
Wadesborough (<1850 - <1860) — built buggies & coaches; built
about 28 vehicles in 1849, also conducted repairs; annual production value
of $6,500+.
Ruscoe & Caraway,
Wadesborough (-1860-) — built buggies and coaches; employed 8 - 10
workers
Threadgill & Saylor Coach & Buggy Factory,
Wadesboro (<1866 - )
— coaches and buggies
J. C. McLauchlin,
Wadesboro (1877 - <1890)
— carriages
D. L. Saylor, H. D. Pinkston,
Wadesboro (<1884 -1890s, <1896) — carriages
Walnut Grove
Hurdle & Hurdle,
Walnut Grove ( - 1851 - )
— coach maker
Warrenton
William H. Bobbitt,
Warrenton (<1850 - 1852) — coach maker
Bobbitt & Minotree,
Warrenton
(1852/53 - 1856+)
— listed as buggy makers in 1856; operated
until replaced by Bobbit & Price; William H. Bobbitt, owner.
Bobbitt & Price Carriage Factory,
Warrenton
(late 1850s - 1868)
— William H. Bobbitt & John M. Price
operated in a 2-story brick building. The upper story was used for
painting and trimming the vehicles, and the lower floor for exhibition and
sales room. Carriages and buggies were sold genrally for use in North
Carolina and the adjoining counties in Virginia. This firm also
manufactured the large six-horse omnibus, which ran from Warren Plains to
Shocco Springs during the summer season before the Civil War. This omnibus
often carrying as many as thirty passengers on top and inside. See
successor: J. Wesley Williams & Company.
J. Wesley Williams & Company,
Warrenton (1868 - 1881)
— J. Wesley Williams and William Watson took
over the Bobbitt & Price factory, operating it until the building
burned in 1881. Coaches and wagons.
R. H. Ford & Co.,
Warrenton (1877 - ) — coaches and wagons
Washington
Ed Long Coach Factory,
Washington, (<1884 - 1896+) — he operated a large buggy & carriage
factory, employing between 20 - 25 employees. The factory was located at
the corner of Second & Market streets. The Reid & Long Coach
Factory was a partnership operating by 1877.
T. W. Phillips Coach Factory,
Washington (<1890 - <1896) — carriages
C. T. Randolph,
Washington (<1884 - 1880s) — coaches
Waynesboro
C. J. Nelson,
Waynesboro
(1840s & early 1850s?)
— built buggies
and carriages
McKeenan & Co.,
Waynesboro (-1896-)
— wagons
Wentworth
S. B. Wray,
Wentworth (1877 - ) — coaches
Whiteville
M. J. Young,
Whiteville (1877 - ) —
built wagons and buggies
W. J. Taylor,
Whiteville (1877
- ) — built wagons and buggies
M. Frazier,
Whiteville
(1877 - ) —
built wagons and buggies
J. L. Wiggins,
Whiteville
(1877 - ) — built wagons and buggies
Williamston
James H. Ellison,
Williamston (<1866 - ) — coaches
Peal & Pritchard Carriage and Buggy Factory,
Williamston (<1866-)
— carriages & buggies; J. B. Peal
Wilmington
B. R. Hood,
Wilmington, NC ( - 1858 - 1859+)
— buggies
William Clark & P. C. Felt,
Wilmington ( - 1860)
— carriages
P. C. Felt,
Wilmington (1860 - )
— carriages
James A. Lowery,
Wilmington (<1871 - 1877+) — carriages and wagons
P. H. Hayden,
Wilmington (1877 - )
— carriages and wagons
McDougall & Son,
Wilmington (1877 - )
— carriages and wagons
Wilson
Hackney, Wilson (1852 - 1996) — Operated under several
variations, most often as
Hackney Brothers; last
buggy was built in 1918. The firm was converted to truck and school bus body builder. In
1872, the firm was called
Hackney & Murray (W. N. Hackney &
William Murray; 1872 - 1877+). Peak buggy operations were from 1902 to 1905 with about
6,100 carriages, buddies and other horse-drawn vehicles being built.
A. Wreem, Wilson
(<1866 - ) — coaches
Parker & Murray,
Wilson (<1866 - )
— coaches
Griffin & Clark,
Wilson (1868 - ) — coaches
G. H. Griffin,
Wilson (1877 - ) — carriages and buggies
Windsor
E. J. Mitchell,
Windsor (-1860-) — coach maker
E. S. Dail Buggy Factory,
Windsor
(1877 - 1896+)
— buggy manufacturer
Windsor Coach Factory,
Windsor (<1884 - 1880s) — coaches
Winston
Chamberlain & Smith, Winston
J S. White and Son, Winston (<1877 - 1896+)
—
In 1877, the firm was listed as E. S. White; carriages & buggies
S. W. Farabee Wagon Manufactory,
Winston (<1877 - 1896+) — wagons & buggies
Nissen Wagon Co.,
Winston (-1896-)
— S. J. Nissen; wagons
Woodville
E. Whedbee,
Woodville (1877 - ) — coaches
Yanceyville
B. Lowndes,
Yanceyville (1877 - )
— carriages and buggies
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