Moss Neck is a community in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States.
Moss Neck is located in west-central Robeson County. [1] The name was coined by Native Americans to refer to a stream in the area, and it was later applied to the community after it was settled. [2] 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. [3] In January 1861, the Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad built a line through the village. [4] A railway station was established, leading to a revitalization of the local community, and it became a center of Lumbee activity. [5] It was frequented by members of the Lowry Gang during the Lowry War. [6] 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. [7] By 1909, in addition to the railway station, the community hosted several homes, two turpentine distilleries, a water mill, a sawmill, a hotel, a post office, a school, and a Methodist church. Over the following decades, the community declined as the turpentine industry moved southward and naval stores were supplanted by steel in shipbuilding. [8] The station at Moss Neck was eventually closed, [9] and other business migrated to Pembroke. In the 1920s the Methodist church was disassembled and rebuilt in Pembroke. By 1949, the town was largely deserted. [8]
Moss Neck is a community in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States.
Moss Neck is located in west-central Robeson County. [1] The name was coined by Native Americans to refer to a stream in the area, and it was later applied to the community after it was settled. [2] 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. [3] In January 1861, the Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad built a line through the village. [4] A railway station was established, leading to a revitalization of the local community, and it became a center of Lumbee activity. [5] It was frequented by members of the Lowry Gang during the Lowry War. [6] 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. [7] By 1909, in addition to the railway station, the community hosted several homes, two turpentine distilleries, a water mill, a sawmill, a hotel, a post office, a school, and a Methodist church. Over the following decades, the community declined as the turpentine industry moved southward and naval stores were supplanted by steel in shipbuilding. [8] The station at Moss Neck was eventually closed, [9] and other business migrated to Pembroke. In the 1920s the Methodist church was disassembled and rebuilt in Pembroke. By 1949, the town was largely deserted. [8]