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Jernigan Furniture

Mary Beth Carpenter July 2, 2025 No Comments
Another Legacy Furniture Store Takes Whitley Building By MaryBeth Carpenter Jernigan Furniture, a Goldsboro-based family furniture business operated by one family for four generations beginning in 1924, will soon open…
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Minnie Perry House

Minnie Perry House

Mary Beth Carpenter July 30, 2024 No Comments
  Horton Street Gains Another Centennial House Perry Family Saves House, Continues Family Legacy By MaryBeth Carpenter In Spring 2023, Waylon Deans moved a centennial aged home of his relatives…
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Stringfield Ferrell Memorial

Mary Beth Carpenter June 11, 2024 No Comments
By MaryBeth Carpenter Preservation Zebulon Board Member Tommy Massey and local supporters Brian Perry and Michael Pippin repaired the roof by replacing a large number of slate tiles on the…
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Perry Mill Pond Site Visit

Perry Mill Pond Site Visit

Mary Beth Carpenter April 1, 2024 No Comments
Perry Mill Pond Event Draws Many in Community On Saturday May 4, 25 locals visited this beautiful landmark and historic site at 5425 Pearces Road, Franklin County, Zebulon. Guests toured…
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Little River Ice Company

Taylor Gray September 15, 2023 No Comments
Save Food, Flavor, Money with Ice LITTLE RIVER ICE COMPANY – By MaryBeth Carpenter As we endure these last hot days of August, we salute an early business that bought…
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C.V. Whitley House

Taylor Gray March 25, 2023 No Comments
C.V. Whitley House featured on tour By MaryBeth Carpenter The home of Colon Vaiden and Nelle Whitley, a prominent and grand home at 324 W. Gannon Avenue, will be featured…
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Zebulon

Taylor Gray January 14, 2023 No Comments
The Birth of Zebulon Zebulon Chartered in 1907 Zebulon was born from the advancement of the railroad.  Investors in the Raleigh and Pamlico Sound Railroad wanted to establish a path…
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Zebulon Swimming Pool

Taylor Gray January 9, 2023 No Comments
Zebulon Swimming Pool Soon to be Demolished By MaryBeth Carpenter In 1960, a group of men banded together to form the Zebulon Swimming Pool Association. The group formed on May…
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Walter Perry Store

Mary Beth Carpenter June 27, 2022 No Comments
Walter Perry Store and Homeplace – A Tribute to Hopkins Area By MaryBeth Carpenter Just north of Zebulon, on N.C. 96 at the corner of Lizard Lick and Fowler Roads,…
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History of Whitley Furniture Galleries

Mary Beth Carpenter January 23, 2022 No Comments
The History of Whitley Furniture Galleries (Zebulon Supply Company) By MaryBeth Carpenter Whitley Furniture Galleries began as the Zebulon Supply Company, organized by R.J. Whitley, F.E. Bunn, H.R. Hales and…
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