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Hunter, Mary Ellen

Pinehurst has an equine tradition as well as a golfing one. Northerners who started visiting the village in 1910 also brought their horses. From that practice developed a race rack, stables, grandstand, and in 1917, a county fair. The Amphidrone, an 8,400-square-foot structure, was built for exhibitions. A tornado damaged it in 1932, and the building was later converted into a stable. In 1995, restoration began on the building, which is the state's oldest fair exhibition hall.

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 67 Issue 1, June 1999, p39, 41-42, il Periodical Website

Pinehurst--History; Amphidrone (Pinehurst); Horses--Pinehurst

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Nicholson, Valerie

Sandhill's growing reputation as a winter horse training center is reinforced by the $25 million worth of horses there.

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 21 Issue 44, Apr 1954, p4-5, 12, f Periodical Website

Horses--Pinehurst; Sandhills