Pinehurst, North Carolina

History

In 1895, James Walker Tufts purchased 500 acre, and eventually purchased an additional 5500 acre, of land for approximately $1.25 per acre in the North Carolina Sandhills, with the vision of building a "health resort for people of modest means". Tufts retained Frederick Law Olmsted to design the village, which features curving lanes and a picturesque central green.

Originally a health retreat titled "Tuftstown" and also "Pinealia" during construction stages in 1895, it expanded and was renamed Pinehurst by December of that year. The name was suggested in a public contest to name a new development in Martha's Vineyard; as it was not selected, Tufts decided to re-appropriate the name for use at his new development in the South. The village saw its first guests in January 1896.

The first golf course at Pinehurst Resort was laid out in 1897–1898. The first championship held at Pinehurst was the United North and South Amateur Championship of 1901. The best known course, Pinehurst No. 2, was designed by Donald Ross and completed in 1907. Pinehurst Race Track was established in 1915. In 1980, the village became a municipality.

In 1999, National Public Radio reported that many local business owners in Pinehurst were upset because the Pinehurst Resort was using lawsuits to prevent local businesses from using the term "Pinehurst" in the names of their businesses. The village council sought a written guarantee from the Pinehurst Resort that it would not force any business in the village to remove the name "Pinehurst" from its name unless the business is a direct competitor. The request came a week later in a local newspaper. The village also sued the resort over control of the name shared between the resort and village. In the quarter century of growth since, the relationship between the village and the resort has been amicable and mutually beneficial. As the village and resort are geographically intertwined, it is permissible to operate a registered golf cart on public roads throughout the village.

The Lloyd-Howe House, Pinehurst Historic District and Pinehurst Race Track are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

Pinehurst is in southern Moore County, bordered to the east by Southern Pines, to the south by Aberdeen, and to the north by Taylortown. It is 43 mi by road west-northwest of Fayetteville, 70 mi southwest of Raleigh, and 74 mi south-southeast of Greensboro.

U.S. Routes 15 and 501 pass together through the eastern side of the village, leading south 5 mi to Aberdeen and north 10 mi to Carthage, the Moore county seat. North Carolina Highway 2 has its western terminus in the center of Pinehurst and leads east 5 mi to its eastern terminus at U.S. Route 1 in Southern Pines. NC Highway 5 has its northern terminus at in the northern part of Pinehurst and leads southeast through the center of the village, ending 6 mi to the southeast at US 1-15-501 in Aberdeen. NC Highway 211 crosses the northern and eastern sides of Pinehurst, leading south with Routes 15-501 to Aberdeen and northwest 18 mi to Candor.

The village of Pinehurst has a total area of 17.37 sqmi, of which 16.72 sqmi are land and 0.65 sqmi, or 3.72%, are water. Three streams, Aberdeen Creek, Horse Creek, and Joes Fork, have their headwaters in the Pinehurst area. Aberdeen Creek and Horse Creeks are within the Lumber River watershed, while Joes Fork is within the Cape Fear River watershed.

Demographics

2020 and 2023 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 17,581 people, 7,301 households, and 4,991 families residing in the village. The median income for a household in the village was $92,342, and the median income for a family was $108,433. About 2.2% of families were below the poverty line. As of the 2023 United States census, there were 17,992 people, 8,330 households and 5,333 families residing in the village.

Notable people

• Donna Andrews, professional LPGA golfer, six-time tournament winner including the Nabisco Dinah Shore
• Rick Azar, television sports anchor (WKBW-TV) and radio play-by-play announcer of the Buffalo Bills
• Brian Bass, MLB pitcher
• Bill Beutel, news reporter and anchor for ABC News and WABC-TV in New York City, resided in Pinehurst following his retirement from broadcast journalism
• Charles E. Brady Jr., physician, captain in the U.S. Navy, and NASA astronaut
• Del Cameron, Hall of Fame harness racing driver and trainer
• Joseph Patrick Dwyer, United States Army soldier and medic
• Ruth La'Ontra, gospel singer
• Seth Maness, professional baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals
• George C. Marshall, U.S. Army chief of staff, secretary of state, and secretary of defense
• Vince McMahon, professional wrestling promoter and owner of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
• William H. McRaven, U.S. Navy admiral
• Fred Pickler, actor, author and former deputy
• Larry Ray (born 1959), criminal convicted of sex trafficking, extortion, forced labor, and other offenses, sentenced to 60 years in prison
• Carson Abel Roberts, U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant general
• Tony Terry, R&B singer

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