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
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
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
(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
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
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
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 Group — — Map (db m56489) WM
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
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
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
(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
(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
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
[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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
(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
