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Historical Markers in Laurel Hill, 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
Laurel Hill is in Scotland County
      Scotland County (29)  
ADJACENT TO SCOTLAND COUNTY
      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, 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
2 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
3 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
4 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
5 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
6 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
 
 
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Apr. 24, 2024