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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Scotland County, North Carolina

 
Clickable Map of Scotland County, North Carolina and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Scotland County, NC (29) Hoke County, NC (7) Moore County, NC (16) Richmond County, NC (26) Robeson County, NC (17) Marlboro County, SC (39)  ScotlandCounty(29) Scotland County (29)  HokeCounty(7) Hoke County (7)  MooreCounty(16) Moore County (16)  RichmondCounty(26) Richmond County (26)  RobesonCounty(17) Robeson County (17)  MarlboroCountySouth Carolina(39) Marlboro County (39)
Laurinburg is the county seat for Scotland County
Adjacent to Scotland County, North Carolina
      Hoke County (7)  
      Moore County (16)  
      Richmond County (26)  
      Robeson County (17)  
      Marlboro County, South Carolina (39)  
 
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1 North Carolina, Scotland County, Hoffman — 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion (Separate)
Near Hoffman Road (County Route 1328) 1.8 miles south of Thompson Road (County Route 1328), on the right when traveling south.
This monument is dedicated to the heroic men of the Five Hundred Fifty First Parachute Infantry Battalion (Separate)who made the ultimate sacrifice on the battlefields of Europe during World War II. Their motto was Aterrizar y Atacar Land and . . . Map (db m94444) HM WM
2 North Carolina, Scotland County, Laurel Hill — Ida Yarn Mill
On Andrew Jackson Highway (U.S. 74) 0.2 miles west of Armstrong Road, on the right when traveling west.
Second oldest textile manufacturing plant in Scotland County. Built by Mark Morgan in 1882. Powered by water wheels. Named in memory of Ida Malloy Morgan (1874-1876), deceased infant daughter of Mark and Margaret Cameron Morgan. Operated here until . . . Map (db m94446) HM
3 North Carolina, Scotland County, Laurel Hill — Murdoch MorrisonCivil War Gun Factory
On Old Wire Road (State Highway 144) west of Crest Mill Road, on the left when traveling west.
Manufactured rifles and other weapons for the Confederate Army, 1861-1865. Destroyed by Gen. W.T. Sherman's Army, March 9, 1865. Located here.Map (db m77349) HM
4 North Carolina, Scotland County, Laurel Hill — Murdoch Morrison Gun FactoryGuns and Smoke — Carolinas Campaign —
On Old Wire Road (State Highway 144) west of Crest Mill Road, on the left when traveling west.
(preface) The Carolinas Campaign began of February 1, 1865, when Union Gen. William T. Sherman led his army north from Savannah, Georgia, after the March to the Sea. Sherman's objective was to join Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia to . . . Map (db m77356) HM
5 North Carolina, Scotland County, Laurel Hill — Original Richmond Cotton Mill
On Old Wire Road (State Highway 144) west of Crest Mill Road, on the left when traveling west.
First textile manufacturing plant in Scotland County, built by Col. Charles Malloy in 1867. Powered by water wheels. Machinery said to have come from a sunken blockade runner. Leased by Mark Morgan in 1872 and became the first of the Morgan . . . Map (db m77351) HM
6 North Carolina, Scotland County, Laurel Hill — Original Springfield Cotton Mill
On Gibson Road (State Highway 79) 0.1 miles west of Elmore Road (County Route 1321), on the left when traveling west.
Third oldest textile manufacturing plant in Scotland County. Built by Mark Morgan in 1982. Burned down in 1917. Located here.Map (db m94445) HM
7 North Carolina, Scotland County, Laurel Hill — I-16 — Sherman's March
On Andrew Jackson Highway (U.S. 74) at Morgan Street (North Carolina Highway 144), on the right when traveling west on Andrew Jackson Highway.
As Sherman's army moved north from Georgia, several units passed through Laurel Hill and camped in this vicinity, March 8-9, 1865.Map (db m31336) HM
8 North Carolina, Scotland County, Laurinburg — 09.11.2001
Near Biggs Street.
Somerset County, PA New York, NY Washington, DC 09.11.2001 A Day Nor To Be Forgotten To Scotland County from Scotland Cemetery and its parent compnay the Alderwoods GroupMap (db m56489) WM
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9 North Carolina, Scotland County, Laurinburg — I-90 — Edwin Gill1899–1978
On West Church Street (U.S. 74) at Atkinson Street, on the left when traveling east on West Church Street.
State treasurer, 1953–77; commissioner of the revenue, 1942–49. Secretary, Gov. O. Max Gardner, 1931–33. Lived one block N.Map (db m102208) HM
10 North Carolina, Scotland County, Laurinburg — I-46 — James Lytch
On X-Way Road (Road 1108) at Blue Woods Road (Road 1116), on the right on X-Way Road.
Invented the Lytch cotton planter (patented 1878), a favorite of the South, and other implements. Shops were ¼ mile southwest. This was his home.Map (db m102011) HM
11 North Carolina, Scotland County, Laurinburg — LaurinburgBurning Depot — Carolina's Campaign —
On Church Street (Business U.S. 74) at Main Street (U.S. 15/501), on the left when traveling east on Church Street.
Preface: The Carolinas Campaign began on February 1, 1865, when Union Gen. William T. Sherman led his army north from Savannah, Georgia, after the March to the Sea. Sherman's objective was to join Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia to crush . . . Map (db m56192) HM
12 North Carolina, Scotland County, Laurinburg — I-91 — Laurinburg Institute
On North Main Street (U.S. 501) at Dickson Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
Founded 1904 by E.M. and Tinny McDuffie to educate black students upon encouragement by Booker T. Washington. Campus 100 yds. east.Map (db m102209) HM
13 North Carolina, Scotland County, Laurinburg — 310 — Old Laurel Hill Church"O when will this cruel war end" — Carolina Campaign —
On McFarland Road at Laurel Hill Church Road, on the right when traveling west on McFarland Road.
(preface) The Carolina Campaign began on February 1, 1865, when Union Gen. William T. Sherman led his army north from Savannah, Georgia, after the March to the Sea. Sherman’s objective was to join with Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia to . . . Map (db m121982) HM
14 North Carolina, Scotland County, Laurinburg — Our Confederate HeroesCSA — Comrades 1861-1865 —
On Biggs Street at Roper Street on Biggs Street.
(Front): To the Confederate soldiers of Scotland County, the record of whose sublime self-sacrifice and undying devotion to duty in the service of their country is a fond heritage of a loyal posterity. (Right): "We care not . . . Map (db m56328) HM
15 North Carolina, Scotland County, Laurinburg — Quackenbush
On Biggs Street at Roper Street, on the right on Biggs Street.
Front William Graham Quackenbush Orange County, North Carolina December 12, 1849 March 9, 1903 Laurinburg, North Carolina Back Christian, Scholar, Philanthropist Twenty One Years Principal Laurinburg High School . . . Map (db m56316) HM
16 North Carolina, Scotland County, Laurinburg — Scotland County Veterans Memorial
On Biggs Street, on the right when traveling north.
[Front Face] In honor of those who served in the military forces of the United States of America in war and peace, and in loving memory of those who gave their lives in that service. [Side1] Panama 1989-1990 World War I 1917-1918 . . . Map (db m56488) HM
17 North Carolina, Scotland County, Laurinburg — I-15 — Sherman's March
On U.S. 401, on the right.
As Sherman's army moved north from Georgia on its path of destruction, one part entered North Carolina near here, March 4-7, 1865.Map (db m28292) HM
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18 North Carolina, Scotland County, Laurinburg — I-19 — Sherman's March
On Aberdeen Road (U.S. 501) at Old Wire Road (North Carolina Highway 144), on the left when traveling north on Aberdeen Road.
A part of Sherman's army, marching from Savannah to Goldsboro, camped at Laurel Hill Presbyterian Church, ⅔ mi. SW, Mar. 8-9, 1865.Map (db m70347) HM
19 North Carolina, Scotland County, Laurinburg — I-56 — St. Andrews Presbyterian College
On McColl Road (U.S. 401) at Elm Avenue, on the left when traveling south on McColl Road.
Chartered 1958; opened 1961. Formed by merger of colleges dating from 1858. Coeducational, four-year liberal arts college.Map (db m28293) HM
20 North Carolina, Scotland County, Laurinburg — Stewart-Hawley-Malloy House"Roads Almost Impassable" — Carolinas Campaign —
On Harry Malloy Road at Stewartsville Cemetary Road, on the left when traveling east on Harry Malloy Road.
Preface: The Carolinas Campaign began on February 1, 1865, when Union Gen. William T. Sherman led his army north from Savannah, Georgia, after the March to the Sea. Sherman's objective was to join Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia to crush . . . Map (db m56312) HM
21 North Carolina, Scotland County, Laurinburg — I-57 — Stewartsville Cemetery
On Business U.S. 74 at Rocky Ford Roud, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 74Business . Reported permanently removed.
Begun 1785. Congressman James Stewart gave land. J. C. McLaurin, who founded Laurinburg, and many Scots buried here. Two miles southwest.Map (db m56172) HM
22 North Carolina, Scotland County, Laurinburg — Terry Sanford 1917-1998
On West Church Street (Business U.S. 74) west of Atkinson Street, on the right when traveling west.
. . . Map (db m94447) HM
23 North Carolina, Scotland County, Laurinburg — World War II Glider Pilots
Near Airport Road (County Route 1434) at Jump Road.
In memory of the combat glider pilots and other airborne assault personnel who trained at the Laurinburg-Maxton Army Air Field during World War II. This memorial is dedicated to those brave young Americans, especially to those who in large numbers . . . Map (db m94448) HM WM
24 North Carolina, Scotland County, Maxton — K-63 — Laurinburg-Maxton Army Air Base
On Business U.S. 74 at Airport Road on U.S. 74Business .
U.S. Army Air Force glider base, 1942-45. Trained units active in D-Day assault, June 6, 1944. Field 3 mi. N.Map (db m56186) HM
25 North Carolina, Scotland County, Wagram — I-85 — Gerald Johnson1890-1980
On Main Street south of Second Street, on the right when traveling south.
Journalist and author. Progressive observer of the South and politics. Moved to Baltimore in 1926. Born 1 mile E.Map (db m77347) HM
26 North Carolina, Scotland County, Wagram — I-3 — John Charles McNeill
On Main Street (U.S. 401) south of Second Street, on the right when traveling south.
Notable North Carolina poet, 1874-1907. House in which he was born restored at his burial site 1½ miles west.Map (db m77348) HM
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27 North Carolina, Scotland County, Wagram — Spring Hill Baptist Church
Near Spring Hill Road north of Old Wire Road (North Carolina Highway 144), on the right when traveling north.
Here stood the first building of the Spring Hill Baptist Church, founded in a log cabin in this area by the Rev. Daniel White on May 23, 1813.Map (db m70352) HM
28 North Carolina, Scotland County, Wagram — I-48 — Temperance Hall
On Main Street (U.S. 401) south of Second Street, on the right when traveling south.
Meeting hall of the Richmond Temperance and Literary Society, 1860 to 1890's. Sacked by Sherman's army in 1865. Stands 1½ mi. W.Map (db m77346) HM
29 North Carolina, Scotland County, Wagram — Wagram"Damnest marching I ever saw" — Sherman — Carolinas Campaign —
Near Spring Hill Road north of Old Wire Road (North Carolina Highway 144), on the right when traveling north.
(preface) The Carolinas Campaign began on February 1, 1865, when Union Gen. William T. Sherman led his army north from Savannah, Georgia, after the March to the Sea. Sherman’s objective was to join Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia to crush . . . Map (db m70350) HM
 
 
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