Scotch Spring Marker

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Fayetteville in Cumberland County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Scotch Spring

By William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2009

1. Scotch Spring Marker

Inscription.
Located one block to the north, on the north side of Maiden Lane, Scotch Spring was owned by two prominent citizens, Robert Cochran and John Hay, and was a major water source for Fayetteville in the late eighteenth century. Throughout the nineteenth century, it continued to operate as a primary water source, eventually to be abandoned during the early 1900's.

Location. 35° 3.288′ N, 78° 53.03′ W. Marker is in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in Cumberland County. Marker is at the intersection of Hay Street and Pittman Street, on the left when traveling east on Hay Street. Click for map. Marker is about 300 feet ESE of the Amtrak passenger train station. Marker is at or near this postal address: 450 Hay Street, Fayetteville NC 28301, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Sherman's Army (about 500 feet away, in a direct line); Settlement of the Upper Cape Fear (about 700 feet away); Plummer Bridge (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Charter of the University of N. C. (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cornwallis (approx. 0.3 miles away); Town House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old Town Hall (approx. 0.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Fayetteville.

By William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2009

2. Scotch Spring Marker

Marker among stones below the fountain. Looking east, with the Hotel Prince Charles dominating right side of photo.

Credits. This page originally submitted on May 21, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. This page has been viewed 381 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 21, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.