Blue, John, House - Laurinburg NC - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

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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Date Logged Log User Rating   10/02/2010 NCDaywalker visited it