Scotland County, North Carolina
Scotland County is a county located in the southern 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 Richmond County and named in honor of the Scottish settlers who occupied the area in the 1700s. As of the 2020 census, its population was 34,174.
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
Laurinburg, North Carolina
Laurinburg is a city in and the county seat of Scotland County, North Carolina, United States. Located in southern North Carolina near the South Carolina border, Laurinburg is southwest of Fayetteville and is home to St. Andrews University. The population at the 2010 census was 15,962 people.
Main Street in Laurinburg
Main Street, c. 1910
The State Bank building in downtown Laurinburg