Feel free to check out the following links. Each link has been selected as it contains photos, articles, maps, or other information that we believe you will find helpful.

Please check out image of what we currently have in our collection. While not everything we do hope to add more images of items as they are cataloged.

Detailed information on historic structures in Siler City

This section is a bit of a quick reference for information we have compiled on architecturally and historically significant structures in Siler City. Some of these buildings may no longer be standing. This section will be updated periodically as new information is obtained.

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Detailed information on people who have been influential during the towns development.

Another quick reference section this one focused on individuals who have may have played important roles within the community, ran business in town, or were significant for other various reasons.

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Digital NC has several historical North Carolina newspapers available online to search. This collection includes issues of Siler City newspapers The Siler City Grit, The Messenger, & Siler City Leader. They also have available papers from Pittsboro / Chatham County that include Chatham Citizen, Chatham Observer, & The Chatham Record.

Digital NC has several historical North Carolina year books available online to search. Their collection includes several from Siler City High School & Jordan Matthews High School.

These photos accessible via the library of congress website were taken by Dorothea Lange in 1939 during her work for the Farm Security Administration.

This is a set of three 1930 Sanborn insurance maps for Siler City. Each map represents a different area of the town.

The Chatham County Historical Association’s website is filled with articles & information that cover Chatham County history. Many items within the site and their collection cover Siler City’s history and should be considered an invaluable resource for those conducting research.

This is a list of all the locations in and around Siler City that are on the National Register Of Historic Places. To find out more about each one just click the name of the location to be directed to the original filing documents.

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