Moss Neck, North Carolina

Moss Neck is located in west-central Robeson County.[1] It began as a center for turpentine distillation, though as local pine forests were depleted the industry moved south. The community remained due to the presence of a post office and a cooperage.[2] In January 1861, the Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad built a line through the village.[3] A railway station was established, leading to a revitalization of the local community, and it became a center of Lumbee activity.[4] It was frequented by members of the Lowry Gang during the Lowry War.[5] In 1892, the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad proposed building a north-south line through Moss Neck, but at the opposition of a prominent citizen the line was moved a few miles west to Campbell's Mill, which shortly thereafter became Pembroke.[6] The station at Moss Neck was later closed.[7]

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