Scottish Settlers Traditional Cache
Garnerway: Gone I guess. Must be
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Moore County, North Carolina has one of the largest populations of Highland Scottish descendants in the U.S.A. About 150,000 Scottish people emigrated to America between 1600 and 1776, and North Carolina had the largest number of Highland settlers in America. Between 1739 and 1776 about 50,000 Highlanders came to the Cape Fear River Valley for relief from economic and political repression. Remnants of the Highland culture survive in local names, liberally sprinkled with Mc's, the suffix which meant "son of" in Gaelic, in numerous Presbyterian churches, and place names like Caledonia, Aberdeen, and Cameron.
OLD SCOTCH GRAVEYARD
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Old Scotch Cemetery is Located on State Road 1263 (Scottish Burying Road). Some may know it as 'Old Scotch Burying Ground'. This rather large cemetery cannot be seen from the road - be sure to watch for sign.
The oldest tombstones have shapes unique to those seen in Europe. It appears that most of the headstones were "hand-written" and a large number of them were in the same shape.
From "A History of Moore County" I see that this cemetery (approximately three acres) was set aside by John Martin, being part of the 100 acres purchased from Thomas McClendon, January 12, 1775. The early Scots brought their dead from far down the Cape Fear and even from Robeson County, Richmond County, and Anson County for burial.
Please be respectful of the area!
Congratulations to TEAM HALL-JTSJT for the FTF
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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