The Owner
William Carr was originally from Virginia. Outside of agriculture, Carr was a stockholder with the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company in 1838. In 1840 Carr was a complaintant in a land case before the United States Supreme Court. Carr was also one of the first teachers at the all black McBride School.
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