Mohawk Inn

Mohawk Inn was listed in the Green Book from 1950-1951 as “Mohawk Inn” under “Taverns” in Manchester. A street address was not included in the listing.¹

The Mohawk Inn was a Green Book business located in Manchester, Cumberland county. The business was advertised in The Carolinian in 1949 and in the Green Book from 1950-1951. The inn was described as being “peaceful among the pines” and welcomed parties. A street address was not provided in any of these advertisements and is not yet known.²

The owner of the inn was George H. McDougal, Jr. (sometimes misspelled as “McDougald” or “McDougall). McDougal was born and raised in Manchester. He married Louvenia McKay in 1934 and the couple made their home on Murchison Road, also known as NC Highway 87, in Manchester. George also worked at Fort Bragg, first at the post exchange and later as a cook.³

George McDougal passed away in 1971.⁴

Essay by Brandie K. Ragghianti

Notes

1. Victor Green, 1950 Green Book, 63; Green, 1951 Green Book, 54.
2. “Mohawk Inn” (advertisement), The Carolinian (Raleigh, NC), April 30, 1949, 4, accessed from https://newspapers.digitalnc.org; Victor Green, 1950 Green Book, 63; Green, 1951 Green Book, 54.
3. 1910 United States Federal Census, Township 71, Manchester Village, Cumberland County, North Carolina, digital image s.v. “George H. McDougald” or “George H. McDougal,” accessed from www.ancestry.com; 1920 United States Federal Census, Manchester, Cumberland County, North Carolina, digital image s.v. “George McDougal” or “George Mcdaugh,” accessed from www.ancestry.com; George H. McDougald and Luvenia McKay, July 8, 1934, Cumberland, North Carolina, US Marriage Records, 1741-2011, accessed from www.ancestry.com; 1940 United States Federal Census, Manchester, Cumberland County, North Carolina, digital image s.v. “George McDougald,” George H. McDougal, March 25, 1971, Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, US Death Certificates, 1909-1976, accessed from www.ancestry.com.
4. George H. McDougal, March 25, 1971, Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, US Death Certificates, 1909-1976, accessed from www.ancestry.com.