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RECREATION
Alth ough Southern Pines and th e Sandhills region are wo rld
famous as recreati o n a re as , ther e a re some serio us ga ps in th e
t own's recreation f ac ilities.
a nd e questri an are abun d a nt.
no t s o g reat.
Pri va t e f aci lities for the go lf er
Provision for publi c recreation is
Existing Faciliti e s
Ab ou t 2~ ac res of one town - owned block in the cent r al
business distri c t is used as a park. In one section of the
bl ock there is an area f o r sma ll ch ildr e n. This a re a is
e quipp ed with swin gs, slides, an d seesaws . Observation shows
this area to be well u se d. In ano t he r section of the bl ock,
there a re four we ll lig h ted t en nis cou rts. Th e park a ls o has a
b aske tb a ll co urt , a r efreshment stand, p a rk benches, an d a jet
plane .
West Sou th ern Pines Pa r k is the t own's o t her major faci lit y .
There a re a ppr oxima t ely 3~ acres at this sit e . Its facili t ies
in c lud e a swimming p oo l, two tennis cou rts , a paved basketball
cou rt, an d a softball diamond.
In a dditi on t o the two town - owned parks, co nsiderable use
is made of sch oo l pr operties as r ecreation areas . This is p ar -
ticularly true of East So uthern Pines Schoo l's athle ti c field
on Mo r gan t on Road and the buildings and grounds of the West
Southern Pines Schoo l.
Cam pb ell House
Ca mpbell House is a 13- ac re estate donated to the t own by
Majo r and Mrs . Wi l liam D. Cam pbell. Campbell House, In c ., a
no npr ofi t co rp oration, was organi z ed t o maintain an d o perate
the es t ate . The main building is used t o house the Southern
Pines Civil Defense Agency, the Southern Pines Information
Cente r, and Cam pbell House, Inc . Space for a golf museum, an
equest r ian museum, and for p ub lic meetings rooms are pr ovided
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| Full Text | I ~ RECREATION Alth ough Southern Pines and th e Sandhills region are wo rld famous as recreati o n a re as , ther e a re some serio us ga ps in th e t own's recreation f ac ilities. a nd e questri an are abun d a nt. no t s o g reat. Pri va t e f aci lities for the go lf er Provision for publi c recreation is Existing Faciliti e s Ab ou t 2~ ac res of one town - owned block in the cent r al business distri c t is used as a park. In one section of the bl ock there is an area f o r sma ll ch ildr e n. This a re a is e quipp ed with swin gs, slides, an d seesaws . Observation shows this area to be well u se d. In ano t he r section of the bl ock, there a re four we ll lig h ted t en nis cou rts. Th e park a ls o has a b aske tb a ll co urt , a r efreshment stand, p a rk benches, an d a jet plane . West Sou th ern Pines Pa r k is the t own's o t her major faci lit y . There a re a ppr oxima t ely 3~ acres at this sit e . Its facili t ies in c lud e a swimming p oo l, two tennis cou rts , a paved basketball cou rt, an d a softball diamond. In a dditi on t o the two town - owned parks, co nsiderable use is made of sch oo l pr operties as r ecreation areas . This is p ar - ticularly true of East So uthern Pines Schoo l's athle ti c field on Mo r gan t on Road and the buildings and grounds of the West Southern Pines Schoo l. Cam pb ell House Ca mpbell House is a 13- ac re estate donated to the t own by Majo r and Mrs . Wi l liam D. Cam pbell. Campbell House, In c ., a no npr ofi t co rp oration, was organi z ed t o maintain an d o perate the es t ate . The main building is used t o house the Southern Pines Civil Defense Agency, the Southern Pines Information Cente r, and Cam pbell House, Inc . Space for a golf museum, an equest r ian museum, and for p ub lic meetings rooms are pr ovided 63 |
