Richmond County is a county located on the central southern border of the U.S. state of North Carolina. Its county seat is Rockingham. The county was formed in 1779 from a portion of Anson County and
Richmond County Courthouse in Rockingham
The Great Falls Cotton Mill was built in 1869.
Hamlet (pictured in 1912) developed as a railway town in the early 1900s.
A 1991 fire at the Imperial Food Products plant (pictured) in Hamlet led to 25 deaths and a record fine from state regulators.
Scotland County is a county located in the south central part of the U.S. state of North Carolina. Its county seat is and largest community is Laurinburg. The county was formed in 1899 from part of Ri
Richmond County, North Carolina
…of Democrats in Laurinburg, on February 20, 1899, the assembly split off the town and the surrounding area from Richmond County and created the new Scotland County, which began operating as an effective unit of government in December the following year. At the turn of the century, Richmond County's economy revolved…
Scotland County Courthouse
Red Shirts at Old Hundred, November 1898
The Lumber River at Chalk Banks near Wagram
U.S. Route 74 in Laurel Hill