Cary

by Sherry Monahan

Book Overview

While a few people called the area we know as Cary home in the 1700s, it was not until 1854 that signs of a village began to appear. The enterprising businessman Allison Francis "Frank" Page bought 300 acres on which he operated a sawmill and did some farming. The railroad soon reached Cary, and in 1868, Frank saw the opportunity to start a new venture and built a hotel, which served meals and provided accommodations to train passengers. Cary was...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738586951
• ISBN13: 9780738586953
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.1"