Alum Spring
Alum Spring | |
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| Location | SR 1211 1.6 mi. S of SR 1001, Catherine Lake, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°47′53″N 77°33′54″W / 34.79806°N 77.56500°W |
| Area | 14.9 acres (6.0 ha) |
| Built | c. 1850 |
| MPS | Onslow County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 89002349[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 31, 1990 |
Alum Spring is a historic sulphur spring located at Catherine Lake, Onslow County, North Carolina. The spring was the site of the county poorhouse during the post-American Civil War period. After the poorhouse moved, the county-wide "Big August" picnic social gathering was held at Alum Spring until 1933.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Dan Pezzoni (April 1989). "Alum Spring" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
