Blue, John, House - Laurinburg NC
Posted by: PFF
N 34° 45.405 W 079° 29.950
17S E 637363 N 3847093
This restored home (circa 1890) is the centerpiece of a historical museum complex, which features an old store, sawmill, cotton gin, antique automobiles, and a hands-on railroad engine. It's a place the entire family can enjoy.
Waymark Code: WM8BPX
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 03/08/2010
Views: 14
The John Blue House was built around 1895 and has been called a "riverboat on land". It has been restored and contains period furniture. Tours are available Tuesday thru Friday from 10-12 and 1-4.
Across the street is the Scotland County Museum, which displays several antique motor vehicles, including Laurinburg's second motorized fire truck and a 1905 Maxwell (the oldest known to be able to run). There also is a diesel railroad engine, and visitors are encouraged to climb aboard and sit in the engineer's seat.
Also at the site:
*An old saw mill. *A half-mile minature railroad. *The A.D. Gibson store (with a soda fountain). *A pre-Civil War mule-powered cotton gin. *Numerous other structures dating from the 1700s and 1800s.
The historic complex is the site of a Cotton Festival in October and a story-telling festival in April. The excellent website provides photos, building descriptions, detailed driving directions, and telephone numbers .
Location: One mile west of the US-401 By-Pass. (Turn at the Wal-Mart.)
Street address: 13040 X-Way Road Laurinburg, NC United States 28352
County / Borough / Parish: Scotland County
Year listed: 1978
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1875-1899
Historic function: Domestic
Current function: Historic Site
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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