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Alum Spring

Coordinates: 34°47′53″N 77°33′54″W / 34.79806°N 77.56500°W / 34.79806; -77.56500
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Alum Spring
Alum Spring is located in North Carolina
Alum Spring
Alum Spring is located in the United States
Alum Spring
LocationSR 1211 1.6 mi. S of SR 1001, Catherine Lake, North Carolina
Coordinates34°47′53″N 77°33′54″W / 34.79806°N 77.56500°W / 34.79806; -77.56500
Area14.9 acres (6.0 ha)
Builtc. 1850 (1850)
MPSOnslow County MPS
NRHP reference No.89002349[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ 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.