Garner in Wake County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Garner Historic District
Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 8, 2014
1. Garner Historic District Marker
Inscription.
Garner Historic District. . In 1851 landowners in the St. Marys District of Wake County witnessed the arrival of the railroad. The first business was operated by Henry Fort, a former slave, farmer and cabinetmaker. A post office was established in 1878. The General Assembly incorporated the town in 1883, then known as Garners Station, but in 1901 Garners Station incorporation was repealed. By 1896 the population was 250. Garner Depot was constructed in 1902 to service passengers and became a shipping point for baled cotton. In 1905 the town was reincorporated as the Town of Garner. The artesian well is located approximately five feed north of this plaque. The towns corporate limits were south, east and west of this well and north to the railroad tracks. Downtown Garner Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
In 1851 landowners in the St. Marys District of Wake County witnessed the arrival of the railroad. The first business was operated by Henry Fort, a former slave, farmer and cabinetmaker. A post office was established in 1878. The General Assembly incorporated the town in 1883, then known as Garners Station, but in 1901 Garners Station incorporation was repealed. By 1896 the population was 250. Garner Depot was constructed in 1902 to service passengers and became a shipping point for baled cotton. In 1905 the town was reincorporated as the Town of Garner. The artesian well is located approximately five feed north of this plaque. The towns corporate limits were south, east and west of this well and north to the railroad tracks.
Downtown Garner Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
Location. 35° 42.407′ N, 78° 36.319′ W. Marker is in Garner, North Carolina, in Wake County. It is at the intersection of East
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Main Street and Rand Mill Road on East Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 102 E Main St, Garner NC 27529, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont and in the Research Triangle. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Railways named passenger train the Carolina Special between Goldsboro, Asheville and points in the Midwest stopped in Garner, according to 1925 timetables. It was the first stop after Raleigh on the way to Goldsboro.
Additional keywords. North Carolina Railroad, Southern Railway
Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 8, 2014
3. A Portion of the Garner Historic District
Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2014, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,349 times since then and 82 times this year. Last updated on May 9, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on June 27, 2014, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
