- Title
- Our State
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- Date
- April 2011
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- Place
- ["North Carolina, United States"]
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Our State
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A paradise in the pines that once reeled in Northerners seeking fresh air and natural
cures now stands as a home for horsemen and golfers and other finer things. For the
people who live here, like the author. Southern Pines will
always be the place that heals the soul.
By James Dodson
PHOTOGRAPHY BY STACEY HAINES
Southern Pines elder statesman Norris Hodgkins Jr. stands by a window watching
the sun sink into a sea of longleaf pines. Suddenly the 84-year-old smiles, looking at a
landscape that win once, in fact, the bottom ol a sandy prehistoric
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“From up here,
there’s quite an illusion," he says. “All you can see to the horizon is pine trees. Yet hidden
beneath them is one of the most vibrant and unique towns anywhere. Its history is
remarkable. I hanks to those pines, people come here from all over the world
to ride horses or play golf, and many find they simply don't want to
ever leave. I’m sure you know the famous local saving.”
Anyone also gets a little sand in their ihaet will eventually
come hick and put /loan mwv.