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Carthage ~ The County Seat!

arthage's growth from the 1850's
- 1929 was due to its successful buggy
manufacturing industry. In 1856, two
leading citizens of Moore County,
Thomas Tyson and Alexander Kelly,
decided to buy a small wheelwright
business. The long-term economic impact of this event was not known at
the time, but in a short time the town
could see that the business of these
two gentlemen was going to be profitable.
Tyson and Kelly transformed the wheelwright shop into one of the most well
known carriage factories in the United States. The company evolved into the Tyson and Jones Buggy Company. This major Carthage enterprise remained the
largest factory in Moore County far into the 20th century. The factory reached its
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