Laurel Hill in Scotland County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Murdoch Morrison

Civil War Gun Factory

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 19, 2014

1. Murdoch Morrison Marker

Inscription.
Manufactured rifles and other weapons for the Confederate Army, 1861-1865. Destroyed by Gen. W.T. Sherman's Army, March 9, 1865. Located here.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is March 9, 1865.

Location. 34° 49.224′ N, 79° 31.771′ W. Marker has been damaged. Marker is in Laurel Hill, North Carolina, in Scotland County. It is on Old Wire Road (State Highway 144) west of Crest Mill Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Laurel Hill NC 28351, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within 5 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Original Richmond Cotton Mill (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Murdoch Morrison Gun Factory (a few steps from this marker); Sherman's March (approx. 1.3 miles away); Ida Yarn Mill (approx. 1.4 miles away); Original Springfield Cotton Mill (approx. 2.6 miles away); Old Laurel Hill Church (approx. 3.7 miles away); a different marker also named Sherman's March (approx. 4.2 miles away); Vietnam Memorial (approx. 4.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Laurel Hill.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Murdoch Morrison Gun Factory (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Murdoch Morrison Marker next to Original Richmond Cotton Mill marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 19, 2014

2. Murdoch Morrison Marker next to Original Richmond Cotton Mill marker

Murdoch Morrison Marker next to Civil War Trail marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 19, 2014

3. Murdoch Morrison Marker next to Civil War Trail marker

Damaged Murdoch Morrison Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 24, 2025

4. Damaged Murdoch Morrison Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,377 times since then and 56 times this year. Last updated on April 19, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 21, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 4. submitted on April 19, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.