Scotland

Indian Museum of the Carolinas
The Indian Museum of the Carolinas seeks to increase public awareness of past and present native cultures and to further research archaeology in North and South Carolina. Emphasis is placed on the early Indians of the southeastern United States including the Cherokee, Coharie, Tuscarora, Waccamaw-Siouan, Catawba, and Lumbee, although exhibits feature artifacts and information from other parts of the country and Mesoamerica. The permanent collection contains over 200,000 artifacts, some more than 10,000 years old, and features pottery, tools and weapons, jewelry and costume, a dugout canoe, and contemporary art.

Scotland County Historic Properties Commission
John Blue Historic Complex
The John Blue Historic Complex, maintained by the Scotland County Historical Properties Commission, includes the John Blue House, a restored cotton gin, the A. D. Gibson General Store, several cabins from the county and a small passenger train. Built in the late 1890s by agriculture businessman and inventor John Blue, the house features original woodwork and brightly colored stained glass. The Scotland County Historical Properties Commission also maintains The History Museum of Scotland County and its automotive and local history collections.

St. Andrews Presbyterian College
Scottish Heritage Center
The Scottish Heritage Center in the DeTamble Library of St. Andrews College acquires, preserves, and makes available to the public books, music, research, photographs and documents on to relating to Scottish-American history. One highlight of the collection is the Fiona Ritchie Radio Archive of "The Thistle and Shamrock," a public radio program featuring Celtic music. The artifact collection includes commemorative plates, traditional clothing and items associated with Flora Macdonald.

St. Andrews Presbyterian College
Archives
The St. Andrews Presbyterian College Archives, located in the DeTamble Library, collects, preserves and makes available to the public books, records and artifacts about or related to the history of the college. Record groups, school newspapers and annuals come from Flora Macdonald College, Presbyterian Junior College and St. Andrews Presbyterian College. One highlight of the collection is the Hal Sieber Collection on the treason trial of Ezra Pound. The library also displays art throughout the buiding, including the Historical Quilt of Scotland County and etchings on North Carolina by Louis Orr.

St. Andrews Presbyterian College
Art Gallery
A small gallery of contemporary art on display in the college's Vardell building.

Scotland County Memorial Library
Local History Room
The Local History Room at the Scotland County Memorial Library maintains and makes available to the public books, research, vertical files and microfilm. Census records on microfilm for Scotland County and surrounding counties, including South Carolina, are housed at the library. Family files and information on Maxton Army Air Corp Base can also be found in the room.

Scotland County Literacy Council
Sanford House
Scotland County Literacy Council is a non-profit organization that was established in 1976. The Literacy Council provides one-to-one and small group tutoring in reading, writing, and math to adults and out-of-school teenagers. We also have an English-As-A-Second-Language (ESL) program for those who want to learn to speak better English or study for citizenship. We also assist adult learners prepare for the GED and other workforce and certification tests. The Council offices and training facility are located in the Sanford House in downtown Laurinburg--the home in which former Governor and US Senator Terry Sanford spent a part of his childhood and in which his mother lived during most of Sanford's long career in public service. Although the house now serves as an educational facility, the Council does maintain and exhibit a small collection of Sanford material and welcomes visitors who are interested in this history.

Richmond Temperance and Literary Society
Temperance Hall and John Charles McNeill House
The Richmond Temperance and Literary Society, founded in 1853 in what was then "Lower Richmond"(before the establishment of Scotland County), built Temperance Hall near Wagram, NC, in what was then called the Fontcol community. This hexagonal structure is constructed from handmade local bricks and served the Society as a meeting place where the group promoted abstinence from the use of alcohol through the sharing of literature, debating, and other intellectual pursuits. The nearby John Charles McNeill House, the birthplace of well-known North Carolina poet John Charles McNeill (1874-1907), was moved a few miles to this Temperance Hall property around 1960. The house has been restored and is now a historic house museum celebrating the life and work of McNeill and serves also as a visitor center for Temperance Hall. Both structures are located in a beautiful setting in a grove of trees near the old Fontcol millpond and Spring Hill cemetery, and all properties and grounds are open for the enjoyment of the public by appointment.