Clayton
Lipscomb Baumgartner, Pamela / Johnson, K. Todd
Chartered in 1869, Clayton traces its roots to Hintonas Quarter, Johnston Liberty Meeting House, Roxboro, Gulleyas Store, and Stallings Station, and owes its existence to the North Carolina Railroad, completed in 1856. By 1890, several citizens amassed fortunes in cotton, lumber, merchandising, and textile manufacturing, and the town was recognized as the nationas wealthiest municipality of its size. Nationally and internationally known native...