The Uwharrie Mountains

and Lakes Area Visitor Center

Welcome to The Uwharrie Mountain and Lakes Area Visitor Center

To receive our free Uwharrie Visitor Center Newsletter by email each month, please email us at
newsletter@uwharrievisitorcenter.com

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Congressman Larry Kissell

Dear Friends,

Welcome to the Uwharrie Visitor Center. I hope you find the Visitor center helpful as you explore this amazing region of North Carolina.

Having grown up in Montgomery County surrounded by the beauty of the Sandhills and Uwharrie National Forest, I consider this area to be one of America’s most overlooked treasures. We have just about everything you could ever want – from beautiful forests and pristine lakes to rolling hills and rich farm land. From the splendor of Uwharrie Point and Heron Bay to the roar of engines at Rockingham Speedway and Rockingham Dragway, the area provides visitors with an array of different landscapes and activities from which to choose.

Historic small towns populate the landscape, offering a relaxing rural lifestyle while remaining within a short driving distance of urban centers such as Fayetteville, Charlotte and Raleigh. Victorian Inns and antebellum homes decorate our communities.

The Uwharrie National Forest offers visitors many recreational opportunities. Generations of North Carolinians have enjoyed the Uwharrie National Forest and surrounding areas and welcome you to do so as well. My family and I have spent many wonderful days exploring the offerings of our region and hope you have as much fun as we’ve had discovering the magnificence of the Uwharrie.

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4th of July Events
for
The Uwharrie and Sandhills Region

*** Click here for a list of 4th of July events for the Uwharrie and Sandhills Region. The Uwharrie and Sandhills Visitor Centers cover a 12 county region and we rely heavily upon Chambers of Commerce, Tourism and Development Associations, town and county governments and local newspapers for our event listings. We thank those organizations who have provided us with the information below and we ask our readers to visit their websites for more information. The Uwharrie and Sandhills Visitor Centers are always pleased to promote area events. ***

Happy Independence Day!

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What Happened 229 Years Ago at Colson’s Mill?

Celebrate the 229^th anniversary of the Battle of Colson’s Mill on Saturday, July 18 at 10 a.m. at the Fork in Norwood, NC as we commemorate the battle that took place there on July 21, 1780.

This event will be held in conjunction with the Fork Front Country Sporting Festival which is scheduled for Sunday, July 19.

Stewart E. Dunaway, author of several books pertaining to the Revolutionary War period in NC, will share information about the significance of the Battle of Colson’s Mill. A formal wreath-laying ceremony will be conducted by members of the Yadkin River Patriots Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Colson’s Mill Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution to commemorate the battle that took place within the borders of what is now the Fork Farm, south of Norwood, NC. Later in the morning, tours will be conducted by volunteers from the Stanly County Historic Preservation Commission and Museum.

It all began in the spring of 1780. General Cornwallis’ victories in South Carolina had created enough excitement in North Carolina to inspire a loyalist force to emerge in the Yadkin River Valley under the leadership of Colonel Samuel Bryan.

About June 30, Bryan and nearly 800 men began marching south down the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Valley toward Cheraw, there to join up with General Cornwallis.

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Fishbyte.net Web Site Reeling Visitors In

The Sandhills and Uwharrie regions have so much to offer visitors in the way of recreation, and a new web site is reeling in the anglers. Fishbyte.net LLC, based in Troy, NC, (www.fishbyte.net) is a web-based resource for fishing activities across central North Carolina. Since its launch in February of this year, the site has become the “clearinghouse” for fishing and lake information in the area in short order.

With information and schedules of nearly seventy clubs and groups on its pages, the Fishbyte.net staff covers eight to twenty fishing tournaments of all kinds per week from Lake Hickory to Jordan Lake. A large percentage of those are on the Yadkin Chain of lakes, including Tillery, Badin and Tuckertown. Traffic to the site has grown to 4,500 unique users per month and is still rising.

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JULY EVENTS FOR DOWNTOWN ALBEMARLE

Albemarle Downtown Development would like to welcome everyone to visit our historic downtown.

Thursdays at the Station, located at Market Station, 100 Railroad St

*All concerts are free to the public and begin 8pm rain or shine; small concessions will be available

July 2 – Singing Americans

July 9 – Tapestry

July 16 – Keith & Company

July 23 – Abundant Life

July 30 – Old Mountain Road

Farmers’ Market, located at Market Station, 100 Railroad St.

*All products are locally grown; the market is opened every Wednesday and Saturday through August from 7am-1pm.

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Denton Girl Produces Documentary About Threshers Reunion

DENTON, N.C. – Henry Ford liked the old barn at the Reid Plantation so much he offered to buy it. Owner A.C. Reid turned him down – and later sold the barn – and all of the buildings that were on the plantation - to farmer Brown Loflin. Today, you see them at the Southeast Old Threshers Reunion in Denton.

This is just one of the tales you hear on the new documentary, “Denton FarmPark: Living History,” produced by former Denton resident, Rebecca Jones. The 30-minute video was a project the 22-year old embraced while getting her undergraduate degree in Communications from Appalachian State University this year. A free public viewing of the documentary will be held on Sunday, June 28 at 7 p.m. in the FarmPark amphitheater. Copies will be available for sale.

When Jones was in high school, she used to practice cross-country running at the FarmPark. “It felt like home to me,” she recounted. “And because my dad had grown up on a farm, I was somewhat familiar with old tractors and such. When it came time to do the video project, I thought it would be neat to tell Brown’s story – how he got the land, created the events and kept it all going.”

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NORTH CAROLINA PEACH FESTIVAL

Join us for the 13th annual North Carolina Peach Festival to be held this year on Saturday, July 18, 2009. There will be all types of booths from crafts to food to clothing items. The parade begins at 10:00 and will follow a route through downtown Candor on Main Street and will feature our Peach Queen Whitney Richardson, peach wagons, vintage cars and trucks, tractors, fire trucks and many more entries. There will be plenty of Montgomery County peaches and peach ice cream to eat. The Sand Band (award winning beach music) and Blue Horizon (bluegrass/gospel) will be playing in the park which is also downtown. For the railway enthusiast, the Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway will be hosting train rides and a miniature train will be on hand for the wee ones. There will be lots activities for the whole family. For the really adventurous at heart, Pinnacle 1 Aviation will be providing helicopter rides for a spectacular view of the Festival and the Town.

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The History of Ellerbe Springs

The beginning of Ellerbe Springs dates back to 1820 when Capt. W.F. Ellerbe, owner of several South Carolina plantations, decided to invest in the legendary healing spirits of this area’s natural mineral springs. He bought 300 acres surrounding the springs and built a summer home here. After his death, his son inherited the property and continued the tradition of summer visits and winter fox hunts. After the Civil War, the Ellerbe family lost the property and it was sold at the courthouse steps. A group of investors bought it and built more than a dozen summer cottages and a boarding house.

The present Inn was built as a hotel in 1906 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Ellerbe Springs developed into a widely known gathering place for dances, Fourth of July picnics and political rallies. A Presbyterian church stood on the hillside to the south of the Inn. Likewise, the Ellerbe Springs Academy, a well-respected private school, was located here. Sadly, the Great Depression took its toll on the famous resort. In 1938 the property served as a Girls Residence Center under the National Youth Administration using the hotel as a dormitory and training center. The property was rescued from destruction by Richmond County and later, in 1947, sold to the Boy Scouts of America. In the 1960’s, an Ellerbe man, Harris McRae, bought Ellerbe Springs. After his death, his family completely renovated the Inn, reopening as a “bed and breakfast” in 1988. J. Neal Cadieu Jr., former publisher of the Richmond County Daily Journal, purchased Ellerbe Springs in September 1991 and later sold it to Jim and Donna Lane in 2002.

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Click here for News from the Denton FarmPark

39th Annual Southeast Old Threshers' Reunion
June 30 - July 4

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Badin Lake Realty

Experience Badin Lake living and the beauty of Uwharrie Point and Heron Bay.

Click The Images Below to View My Featured Listings

phone: 336-461-5634 email: badinlake@rtmc.net www.badinlake.net

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Summer Hours Starting
March 1st, 9am - 5pm
7 days a week

Cotton Patch Gold Mine & Campground would love for you to visit us. We are eager to put your prospecting talents to work. If you would like to speak with us, just drop us a line at: 704-463-5797. Or if you'd like to email us, cottonpatchgoldmine@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you.
www.cottonpatchgoldmine.com

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Lake Tillery

Let me find you a place ...that will inspire. Lake Tillery is an incredible place. Let me be YOUR Lake Tillery area Realtor.

15651 ARROWOOD DRIVE NORWOOD, NC
Waterfront on Lake TIllery
4 Bedrooms, 3 1/2 Baths
   $749,000

24462 RIVER LOOP DRIVE ALBEMARLE, NC
Waterfront on Lake Tillery
5 Bedrooms, 3 Baths
$674,900

668 FAIRWAY SHORES ROAD MT GILEAD, NC
Waterfront on Lake Tillery
2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths
$499,900

631 BIRDIE LANE NORWOOD, NC
Waterfront on Lake TIllery
3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths
$490,000

670 DEERFIELD ROAD MT GILEAD, NC
Waterfront on Lake Tillery
3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths
$319,900

49747 QUAIL TRAIL ROAD NORWOOD, NC
Waterfront on Lake TIllery
2 Bedrooms, 1 Bath
$319,500

24264 STRAND DRIVE ALBEMARLE, NC
Waterfront on Lake Tillery
4 Bedrooms, 2 Baths
$619,000

265 JUBAL REEVES CIRCLE MT GILEAD, NC
.35 acre water view on Lake TIllery
$50,000

303 JUBAL REEVES CIRCLE MT GILEAD, NC
.34 water view Lake Tillery
$59,900

Pam Brewer, Broker/Realtor, ABR
Cell  704 - 322 - 8635
pambrewer3@yahoo.com
RE/MAX Properties  www.thetilleryteam.com

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NORTH CAROLINA PEACH FESTIVAL

DATE: THIRD SATURDAY IN JULY

We welcome you attend the North Carolina Peach Festival held every year on the third Saturday in July in our Town. We began the festivals in 1997 and each year it gets better than the year before. The parade starts at 10 a.m. and the festivities take place in the park. Bring your lawn chairs and sit back and enjoy the local live entertainment. There are always lots of local peaches, peach ice cream and peach desserts.

http://townofcandornc.com/

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JOHNNY L. McKINNON, Jr., D.D.S., PA

P.O. Box 22
407 N. Main St.
Mt. Gilead. NC
27306

Phone: 910-439-9744

Office Hours:
Monday - Thursday, 8:30- 5:00pm
Closed Fridays

**Accepting New Patients**

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2427 W Main Hwy
Biscoe, NC 27209
(910) 428-1266

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Oakboro Cruise-In

Oakboro Summer Nights Cruise-In is a monthly event. Scheduled for the fourth Friday night in April through October and the fourth Saturday afternoon November through March, this event draws thousands to the downtown area. www.oakborocruisein.com or 704-436-6654 for details. __________________________

Do you have roots in Anson County?
If so, click the link below:

Anson County, NC Genealogy Services Website

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ARE YOU ADVERTISING WITH THE UWHARRIE VISITOR CENTER?

Twice per month we send out an email newsletter to approximately 30,000 North Carolinians who are interested in the Uwharries and would like to know about your business. Our advertising rates are very reasonable. Email visit@uwharrievisitorcenter.com for more information.

The History of Ellerbe Springs

***Oakboro Cruise-In***

Oakboro Cruise-In