Record #:

3837

Author(s):

Wood, Suzanne M.

Abstract:

In the 1960s, Scotland County had few manufacturers. Now, having made investments in its infrastructure and also having a large, well-trained labor force, the county's industries manufacture electronics, mobile homes, and golf grips.

Source:

North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 56 Issue 9, Sept 1998, p29-31,35-37,40-43, il

Subject(s):

Scotland County--Economic conditions

Record #:

12577

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Scotland County is 28 miles long by 28 miles wide and has a varied topography encompassing some 318 square miles. The Lumber River and the federally owned Sandhills Game Management Area are located within the county which is served by four railroads. Major industries include cotton, tobacco, and livestock though manufacturing has increased with the textile industry.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 30 Issue 9, Sept 1962, p10-11, 23-25, il, map

Subject(s):

Scotland County--Economic conditions

Record #:

14714

Author(s):

Moore, O. L.

Abstract:

This article details the industrial and agricultural changes happening in Scotland County.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 12 Issue 17, Sept 1944, p16-21, f

Subject(s):

Scotland County--Economic conditions; Industry--Scotland County; Agriculture--Scotland County

Record #:

28580

Author(s):

Thompson, Bill

Abstract:

McDougald Funeral Home and Crematorium in Laurinburg, North Carolina is one of Scotland County’s oldest continuously operating businesses. The local funeral parlor survived the Civil War, the Great Depression, fire, and a sixty-one-year-old mummy.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 37 Issue 2, February 2017, p88, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Businesses; Scotland County--Economic conditions