Col. Ingram's Anvil Traditional Cache
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Well, it's not an anvil, but it IS an ammo can, stocked with goodies and hidden close to the road. It is in a pretty area that is well worth the drive, and associated with one of the many characters that make this area so special.
The following is reprinted from The State Magazine (Vol. 32, No. 4, July 18, 1964):
The Uwharries meander across the border of Richmond and Anson Counties, and one of their ridges is known locally as Ingram's Mountain. It was named for Eb Ingram, a confederate veteran who would likely be forgotten, except for his vivid personality, around which lusters many legends.
One has to do with a bit of hanky-pank Eb tried to pull on D. L. Gore, a cotton merchant of Wilmington. In baling his cotton, Eb ran short on weight, and in the middle of the last bale put an old anvil. Gore exported the cotton to England, and in due course some manufacturer bought the cotton, found the anvil and complained.
Gore traced the bale to Eb's lot, but he was a patient man and said nothing. Then one day Eb sent his wagon to the Wilmington store for a barrel of sugar. Gore placed the anvil in a barrel, filled it with sugar and sent it back. When Eb opened the barrel, there was his anvil, back home from two trips across the ocean. Fairly caught, he paid for the sugar without complaint.
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