Laurel Hill, Scotland County, North Carolina

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Laurel Hill, North Carolina
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Laurel Hill, Scotland County, North Carolina (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°48′33″N79°32′52″W / 34.80917°N 79.54778°W / 34.80917; -79.54778
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Scotland
Elevation
[1]
249 ft (76 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28351 [2]
Area codes 910, 472
FIPS code 37-37165
GNIS feature ID988195 [1]

Laurel Hill is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Scotland County, North Carolina, United States. It is located northwest of Laurinburg, and southeast of Old Hundred, a neighboring community.

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History

In 1797 the Laurel Hill Presbyterian Church was established. [3] The church was named for the laurel growing in the area. [4] A community formed in the vicinity of the church, and after the American Revolutionary War it prospered as a center of commerce. [5] Most of the initial settlers were Scottish Highlanders. [3] A post office was established by 1822. [4] A line of the Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad was later laid and a depot established to the south of the church area, and by 1861 most of the community had migrated there. A turpentine distillery and tub manufacturer were established. Federal troops under William Tecumseh Sherman camped by the church in 1865 during the Carolinas campaign of the American Civil War. In the 1870s John F. McNair created a general store in Laurel Hill. [6] In 1900 Z.V. Pate purchased McNair's general store and transformed it into a large regional furniture retailer. [7] [8] Beginning in 2004, the community has hosted an annual festival, LaurelFest. [9] In 2020 the local community center was demolished and the Scotland County Commission contracted construction of a new one the following year. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Laurel Hill, North Carolina. Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
  2. ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup" . Retrieved June 9, 2008.
  3. 1 2 Stewart & Stewart 2001, p. 7.
  4. 1 2 Powell 1976, p. 274.
  5. ↑ Marks 2021, p. 10.
  6. ↑ Marks 2021, pp. 10–11.
  7. ↑ Murphy, Eva (1994). "Pate, Zebulon Vance". NCPedia. North Carolina Government & Heritage Library. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  8. ↑ Stewart & Stewart 2001, p. 50.
  9. ↑ Melton, J.J. (September 27, 2021). "Laurel Fest making a comeback". The Laurinburg Exchange. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  10. ↑ Gandee, Katelin (February 9, 2022). "Laurel Hill Community Center still on time". The Laurinburg Exchange. Retrieved July 21, 2022.

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