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Town Center Plan
January 2007
Appendix 2
In addition to the rail, Morrisville relied on traffic on the roads that
passed through town for economic support. As automobiles became
more prevalent, roads became more important and the townspeople
shifted their built environment to accommodate this new mode of
transportation. In 1924, the road through town was paved and
became Highway 10. Shops, gas stations, and restaurants sprang
up along the route to serve the new mass of folks traveling between
Raleigh and the boomtown of Durham.
This box-and-canopy store has a high false-front with weatherboard
siding; it was building before 1920 by Charlie F. Maynard after
purchasing property from the Page Family. Its earliest use was as a
drug store and post office. In the 1930’s, William Jones operated a
grocery store here.
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5. Charlie Maynard’s Store
Photo by Ernest Dollar