Deer Season Starts Soon

There are unmistakable signs that this will be a busy and active deer season. No property owners have leased to hunters as far as I can tell. I have seen familiar and some unfamiliar faces while hiking on my property at Riverbend and they are no doubt scouting the property for hunting sites. See an earlier post (July 11, 2011) regarding strengthening NC hunting laws in favor of landowners.

Be Safe.


CENTRAL DEER SEASON
Archery: Sept. 10 – Oct. 28 (No firearms may be carried).
Muzzleloader: Oct. 29 – Nov. 11
Gun: Nov. 12 – Jan. 2

Website for hunting regulations.

House in the Horseshoe

Near our Riverbend property is an amazing historic site, the Alston house or as known in the 1700’s, the House in the Horseshoe. It is located in a horseshoe bend of the Deep River in northern Moore County about 7 miles from Riverbend. It is one of the first large houses of the state’s upland frontier country; the House in the Horseshoe was built around 1772 by Phillip Alston and some­times is known as the Alston House. Its walls bear numerous scars and bullet holes sustained during a Revolutionary War skirmish. Of interest to our neighbors are several unique exhibits. These include exhibits on the Indians who once lived in this area, colonial crops, and North Carolina backcountry planters' wives.

For more reading, click here.

Plank Road

Plank Road runs past the entrance to RiverBend and is a well paved and heavily traveled route. It has an interesting past as shown by this historical marker nearby.

North Carolinians developed plank roads in the late 1840s. These wooded highways were an improvement over rough, dirt roads and an important trade development. They can be thought of as the 1840's equivalent of the modern interstate system. Trade networks at the time consisted of plank roads, railroad hubs, and seaports. this effort was considered much needed, as one historian puts it, because plank roads could free “citizens from the bondage of primitive roads.”

More reading is available online at the Plank site. The historical markers site is also very interesting.