This image shows the Siler City Livery Stables, which was located on the northwest corner at the intersection of North Chatham Avenue and West 2nd Street. It was in operation by 1891 and was operated by James M. Marley from 1903 to 1913. This photo was made around 1908.

Livery stables kept horses, buggies, and carriages for hire, and also boarded and sold horses, feed, and buggies. Travelling salesmen were important customers. They came to Siler City by train, checked in to hotel, and hired a horse and buggy to visit the country stores of the surrounding area.

Siler City had several other liveries in the 1880s and 1890s.

Information from Wade Hadley's The Town of Siler City: 1887-1987.

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