Main Street McDonald When looking at this wonderful postcard of main street McDonald you feel as though you have stepped into the old west. The town grew up on the lands of Richard Townsend. A special 1910 supplement to The News and Observer gives a wonderful account of the founding of McDonald. The town dates…
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Swiss National Library Source of East Lumberton Photographs
I have been blessed enough to find bits of history on Robeson County in old barns and the universities archives around the country. I have knocked on doors and emailed people asking them to share what they have with the public. Today’s find comes from a place that is the last place I would expect…
1930s Road Construction
I am constantly searching for new bits of information and not seen before photographs to document Robeson County’s rich history. I found these great photographs while sitting in a traffic jam this morning. Robeson County road construction work on US 74 and the Lumberton-Fairmont toad in the 1930s. Courtesy of the Luther J. Jordan Photograph…
Maxton – Eliza McQueen
Miss Eliza McQueen of Maxton, a milliner, is shown wearing one of her elaborate designs. At one time no lady would be seen outside of her home without her hat and gloves. This photograph is courtesy of the Maxton Historical Society and is featured in my book Images of America- Robeson County.
Fairmont – Pittman Drug Co
For time out of mind men have gathered in front of stores on benches to contemplate the problems of the world. Luke Blue, J.P. Brown, Wiley Taylor, Knox Kyle, Marvin Stubbs, Hyden Rouse, Royal Rouse, Nance Jones and John Gibson are doing just that in front of the Pittman Drug Company in Fairmont. This photograph…
A Century of Service by K. Blake Tyner
Who would have thought that when Joe Sugar was driving his wagon to Raleigh in 1916 and stopped to check out a store in St. Pauls, NC that 100 years later his grandson and namesake would still be operating the family business. The journey took many twist and turns from his immigration to store owner….
Stephens Funeral Home served Robeson for 67 years by K. Blake Tyner
Driving down Elm Street in Lumberton, N.C., you see the typical architecture that is found in most Southern towns. But when you reach the 600 block, you find a Spanish-style building with a distinctive letter S over the arched entryway. The building is so different that it stands out, raising curiosities about its history. This…
Burneys built Lumberton Landmarks By K. Blake Tyner
A walk around downtown Lumberton reveals many unique and interesting buildings. If you venture out of the commercial district into the nearby residential areas you will find equally wonderful homes. A desire to find out more about who designed and built these monuments for the movers and shakers of Lumberton led me on a trip…
Red Springs the Saratoga of the South by K. Blake Tyner
For centuries people have been drawn to the mineral springs in America and around the world. It was claimed that the waters of Saratoga, New York would cure kidney and liver complaints, rheumatism, diabetes, heartburn, cancer, malaria, hangovers and, “weakness of women”. The red colored waters of Red Springs became a drawing card for those…