The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-12-24

rake. for instance. the new ro,a fr,,
Pinehurst to Rockingham and cber.,y
Passing from Village to West En,t -
tourist gets a glimpse of the transfer
nation OF the sand hill desert lrf..
farm. One hundred and thirtx-n.ae
and q half bushels TO the acre WIS tGa
recent accomplishment of ]. y \,n-
Cannon. while N. G. Mcdonald .rcw
some of the finest cotton raised III taa
State. Jackson Springs, nest III la,
has been anou since the days II tfs
Indians who ~freQuented it FOR tina
health giving qualities Of tie N.,,s
Ellerbee Springs has been e summer
resort for a great many years. not4lie
as the home of Flora Mcdonald. ~,
OF her children are buried ne.tr tie
old Armstrong place. The adams
Fairgrounds retains a name connect
ed with associations of sexentv-tIa
years ago, when the point vas ! f.
mous rendezvous every fan. The Re-
cent coming Of the Aberdeen arl
Asheboro railroad has been r~eSpone-
bic or little village here.
Rockingham dates back 10 I172 AID
is rich IN historic interest. one ,uttc~
mill Of two thousand spindles, banned
by Sherman, has been replaced ~
ten mills with I14.OOO spindl.s an,f
1,40o looms, employing two Thousand
people. There is al excellent lot.,
here INC the place is remarkable a.
an example OF what progressive spirit
and cooperation can accomplish
Only a few miles distant is the Hlcuctt
Falls Power company, which is de,el-
oping enormous electrical power from
the Pee Dee river. KonocKs claims
attention as the nearby neighbGf II Tie
~SO-cal1ed CrOatan Indians, supposed
to have descended from the cololE l"ft
by Governor John White, of Tho Isl-
eigh expedition, in 1887, who Wassun-
able TO return to 1t on account If n
war with Spain. CheraW has lea4f
for many years the head of navigation
on the Pee Dee river. It Was settled
IN 1850 and is one of the most nealt-
full old oWn in the State with ais
broad venue and trees. There aie
many fine farms in the ~vitinlty and
Its historic associations arc varied ana
interesting; an excellent note a0GMx
to its attractions.
How Roads Got Crooked.
The early road history Of tins -.g-
ton may be briefly summed ~ -
interminable twisting sand beds md
washed and quilted clay hills. When
a sane road became washed out ~ )
tree tell, it was easier TO drive arnbHi
the obstruction than TO remove il.
oSiA liz 1 $500
nay have been straight, ultimately It
became crooked enough 10 "brtlh :
snakes back Up TO thirty Wears @go
when The Raleigh and Augusti Az
Line railroad-noW the Seaboard n.s
quilt. all produce was hauled ~
wagon to add from IEayetteNiil, fI,T1
the western part Of the state, AID
there were q number OF main th,1-
oughfares in this section running
easterly ard westerly and con~,e:2ire
al Fayetteville. the head Of navigation
on the cape Fear river. The Morgan
TON road ran by the present location
OF the Dairy barn, through tn. poo
l1eld, and proceeded along near tie
present location Of the pinthu}st-
southern Pines road. This road Va$
USED by Kirkpatrick and a dctaHl-
nent OF Sherman's army during III"
civil War. The Yadkin road ua-
north Of this and the portion 81 Ia"
Plnehurst-West Eng road from th.
negro settlement going west t"r :
mile or 50. follows this. retl
was originally q buffalo trail.
n next road north is the Iay.tts-
vie road which passes through tar
mage. Above tbs again Was the
chicken road. South Of Pinchorst wae
the Old turnpike just south of Aher-
oeen, which is closely followed by the
~ 'ot bo1It lIoJil fAdtlOIu ~ , d.
etteNliie. a short time before the war
q company was formed which butt :.
toll plank road from the western PARK
OF the state to FaNetteville. The nltil
mat cut the timber was the first
steam saw mill ever used in this sec
tlon, and the product was the FIRST ma
'trl"i h5td Tor the Improvement q
the roads. The charges for tolls were
one cent q nllle'for each horse, mule.
OK or COW IT failed after the begin
hlhE OF the war. There Hae onlv one
ioau. gong north and south, IL thi>
oH.lit settloll. This is located 4 few
miles east Of pinehurst and bore Off
ierent names in various sections. NeaI
mere It was called the Pee Dee road
"hffe a few miles further north it was
styled the Raleigh road uas
originally opened by CORVALLIS from
georgetown. s. g., 70 Yorktown. Pa
Perpetual naintainen.e is embodie,
IN all present contra. ta in the cf,ttcr