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Meanwhile if you need research help for this county, please contact Eastern Piedmont Counties Regional Coordinator The square miles that make up Robeson County has a rich history that goes back farther than when it was carved out of Bladen County, the Mother County.
The depot, originally on the west side of the tracks, has been preserved by the Parkton Historical Society, through an arrangement with the Atlantic Coastline Railroad. Ten daily trains stopped in Parkton in the years preceding the use of the automobile for mass transportation. Incorporated in , Parkton boasted only one general store at that time, McMillan and Hughes. Settled in and incorporated in in , the town site of Pembroke was first called Campbell's Mills.
The town developed around businesses that served the Lumbee Indian population that resided in this area prior to the American Revolution. Earlier known as Scuffletown, the town's name derives from a principle stockholder in the Atlantic Coastline Railroad, Pembroke Jones. The town's corporate limits as surveyed and mapped, were based on the intersection of two railway lines. Under an law, twelve school districts were established providing elementary education for the Lumbees.
In , a state-funded school, the Croatan Normal School, was begun with minimal funding to train teachers for the newly established schools. By , the school offered high school and normal school courses and in awarded its first four-year degrees. University status was granted in , and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke became part of the sixteen-campus state university system, in Contributions to Pembroke have long been associated with the cultural and political history of the Lumbees.
Pembroke University houses the Indian Cultural Center that has engaged in research and preservation of the Native American culture of this area. The town's name originated from the red pigment found in the local mineral springs. The medicinal value of the springs made Red Springs a center of population both as a health resort and a hub for agricultural, industrial, and educational activities.
Incorporated in , Red Springs has long been associated with education. In , a frame school building was built near the hotel. For nearly forty years it was the site of religious meetings, dances, and school. The North Carolina Military Academy opened in and attracted male students until In , Red Springs Seminary opened as a female seminary. Dancing, pipe band competition, and traditional games attract many visitors to the two-day event. Cotton, soybean, tobacco, and lumber production have long been associated with the economic progress of this community.
Textiles and agribusiness form a sold foundation for industrial expansion. The railroad contributed to the establishment of Rowland. When the railway was extended to this area from Florence, SC in , the people from Plainview established Rowland, naming it for Colonel Alfred Rowland, a Confederate officer. Its first general store was owned by R. A post office opened in and the town was incorporated in The railway depot, built in and remodeled in , now houses the McMurray-McKeller Museum that includes period furnishings and displays of railroad and other historic memorabilia.
Zion Methodist Church founded in , and the grave site of Robert Adair, a famous early resident. Adair, author, soldier, and explorer, wrote "History of American Indians," published in From its population of seventy-two in , the town grew to in and adopted the motto, "The town of a thousand friends. Known as a farming community amid rich, productive farmland, Rowland's residents take pride in the agricultural heritage.
Pauls dates back to when the St. Pauls Presbyterian Church was built on land donated by William Davis. During the early s only four buildings comprised the town: the church, the post office, a livery stable, and Davis' home.
The first community and businesses grew up around the sixteen-mile post on the stage road from Fayetteville to Lumberton, where coaches changed horses at Davis' livery stable. The town's growth resulted in the establishment of an academy, Robeson Institute, in A paper reports that "It was a mixed school gender , but was taught by competent teachers. A new school, combined with the Masonic Lodge, was built in The textile industry flourished during the early part of the twentieth century with the building of three cotton mills by The worldwide depression of the s contributed to the selling of the mills in to Burlington Mills Corporation.
The textile industry continues to be a leading contributor to the area's economy. The railroad industry contributed much to the history of St. This influenced the surveying and sale of home lots and establishment of the business section next to the railway station. The town was incorporated in , the same year of the town's first telephone line.
An electric power line came to St. Pauls in Both of these local companies were bought in the s by companies offering statewide service. Everett and R. Lew Powell Collection. Manigault Plantation Journal.
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Map of Robeson County , NC. Creator - Individual. McDuffie, John, fl. Map shows townships, churches, mills, schools, sawmills, cotton gins, retail stores, landowners, swamp lands, and the O.
Rail Road. Subject - Geographic. Robeson County N. North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. North Carolina Collection. Call number, additional copies.
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