In the summer and spring, bright flowers surround this white plantation house whose name comes from its location on a horseshoe bend in the The Deep River. The house (ca. 1770) was first owned by Philip Alston, whose band of Whigs was attacked in 1781 by Tories led by David Fanning. Later, four-term North Carolina governor Benjamin Williams lived in the house, which today features fine antiques of the colonial and Revolutionary War eras. Site of a Revolutionary War Battle re-enactment every August. Open Tuesday – Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Sundays, Mondays, and major holidays.
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Other Area Attractions
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Wee Pines at Olmsted Village
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Bryant House & McLendon Cabin
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BHAWK- Brad Halling American Whiskey Ko.
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Lazy Fox Lavender Farm
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Cameron Historic District
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Malcolm Blue Farm
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Carolina Cinemas Sandhills 10 Theater
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Walthour-Moss Foundation
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Aberdeen Railroad Museum & Railroad Club
![Sandhills Women's Exchange](https://homeofgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sandhills-womens-exchange-pinehurst-430x250-1.jpg)
Sandhills Woman’s Exchange
![Discovery Place Kids - Rockingham](https://homeofgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Discovery_Place_Kids-430x250-1.jpg)
Discovery Place Kids
![NC Taxidermy Hall of Fame](https://homeofgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/taxidermy-hall-of-fame-430x250-1.jpg)
Taxidermy Hall of Fame of NC
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Airborne & Special Operations Museum
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James Creek Cider House
![](https://homeofgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/nc_pottery_center_inteior.jpg)
North Carolina Pottery Center
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PowerHouse Indoor Batting
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The Fair Barn
![NC Literary Hall of Fame](https://homeofgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/nc-literary-hall-of-fame-430x250-1.jpg)
North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame
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Rankin Museum of American Heritage in Ellerbe, NC
![Turn and Burn pottery](https://homeofgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/turn-and-burn-430x250-1.jpg)
Museum of NC Traditional Pottery
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North Carolina Zoological Park
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The Old Hardware -Antiques
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National Railroad Museum and Hall of Fame, INC in Hamlet, NC
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Shaw House Properties
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Sandhills Horticultural Gardens
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Design Market Service
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Reverie Hill Farm
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Bethesda Church & Cemetery
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Aberdeen Postmaster’s House
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Pinehurst Picnic Co.
![Horse and rider jumping fence.](https://homeofgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/carolina_horse2.jpg)
Carolina Horse Park
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A Step In Time Walking Tours
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Old Sport & Gallery
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Landmarks and Legacies Mural
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Rec Room Bar + Arcade
![](https://homeofgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/carthage_museum.jpg)
Carthage Museum
![Carolinas Golf Association Hall of History](https://homeofgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cga-hall-of-history-430x250-1.jpg)
Carolinas Golf Association Hall of History
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Tufts Archives
![Red's Corner Southern Pines](https://homeofgolf.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/redscorner_4.png)
Red’s Corner
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Aberdeen Fear Factory
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Foodie Tours
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Hammer & Stain Southern Pines
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James Rogers McConnell AIR Museum
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Sunrise Theater
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Town Creek Indian Mound
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Sandhills Trolley