Dorchester County Commercial Directory
Mt. Holly 1908-1909
4 ½ miles from Cambridge, 2 ½ miles from Aireys, the nearest shipping point
(RR). Mail RFD Cambridge” . This area is now known as the “Mt.Holly” turn,
where one turns off of Rt#50, on Rt#16 to go north in the direction of
East New Market, etc. There is still a very small building near the
intersection with the words “Mt.Holly”, on it.
Businesses:
W.Holland & Son, general store
J.R.Mace, general store
Farmers:
C.W. Beckwith
W.W. Byrn
S.L. Byrn
J.P. Handley
Mitchell Hayward
R.G. Vincent
Zora West.
(note: a P.O., was opened on 2/25/1892, with George Mace as P/M.
It lasted only until 12/14/1901)