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== Biography ==
The Orr brothers were natives of [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina]], which has [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]] as its county seat.{{sfnp|Flanders|1933|page=187}}{{sfnp|Tadman|1996|page=21}} D. W. Orr came to Georgia "when he was quite young" and made it his home for the rest of his life.{{sfnp|Macon ''Telegraph''|1867}}
[[File:"New Spring Goods" Georgia Journal and Messenger, April 18, 1844.jpg|thumb|"New Spring Goods" Georgia Journal and Messenger, April 18, 1844]]
In the summer of 1847, the brothers Orr decided they were done with retailing dry goods and clothing, and announcing they were selling their inventory "at cost" in order to get out of the business hastily.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1847-06-16 |title=GOODS AT COST! Bargains in Dry Goods and Clothing |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/georgia-journal-and-messenger-goods-at-c/151164507/ |access-date=2024-07-12 |work=Georgia Journal and Messenger |pages=1}}</ref>
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