Lumberton
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in Southeastern North Carolina on Interstate 95,
Lumberton is known as the halfway point between New York
and Florida.
Lumberton is located on
the Lumber River in the coastal plains region of North
Carolina.
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The City of Lumberton was created by an Act of
the N.C. General Assembly in 1787 and was named the
County seat of Robeson County.
Lumberton NC was founded the same year
thirty-nine of the fifty-five delegates to the
Constitutional Convention of Philadelphia signed and
sent to Congress the constitution of the United States.
Robeson County is located in the Coastal Plains region
of southeastern North Carolina. The County was created
from Bladen County in 1786 by two Revolutionary War
heroes and residents of the area, General John Willis
and Colonel Thomas Robeson. The county was named after
Colonel Thomas Robeson and the land for the County seat
was donated by General Willis who is also accredited
with naming the County seat Lumberton. Lumberton was
incorporated in 1859.
The Lumber River State Park one hundred and
fifteen miles of beautiful natural and scenic waterway,
flows through Lumberton, North Carolina Lumber River was
designated as a National Wild and Scenic River and is
part of the North Carolina Natural and Scenic River
System. The River has been classified as natural,
scenic, and recreational and is considered one of the
most highly prized recreation sites in North Carolina.
Recreation includes canoeing and boating, fishing,
hunting, picnicking, camping, nature study, swimming,
biking, jogging, crafts and fossil and artifact hunting.
The Lumber River is also known for its cultural
resources. Four hundred and twenty-nine archaeological
sites have been recorded in Robeson County.
Lumberton has grown tremendously since its creation in
1787. Of the 123,339 people in Robeson County, 20,795
live within the city limits of Lumberton.
Highways in the area include Interstate 95 which runs
along the East Coast from Miami Florida to Houlton Maine
at the Canadian border. U.S. Highways 301 & 74 also run
through Lumberton as do N.C. Highways 211, 41, 72 and
711.
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