Alum Spring

Alum Spring
Location SR 1211 1.6 mi. S of SR 1001, Catherine Lake, North Carolina
Coordinates 34°47′53″N 77°33′54″W / 34.79806°N 77.56500°W / 34.79806; -77.56500Coordinates: 34°47′53″N 77°33′54″W / 34.79806°N 77.56500°W / 34.79806; -77.56500
Area 14.9 acres (6.0 ha)
Built c. 1850 (1850)
MPS Onslow County MPS
NRHP Reference # 89002349[1]
Added to NRHP January 31, 1990

Alum Spring is a historic sulphur spring located at Catherine Lake, Onslow County, North Carolina. The spring was the site of the county poorhouse during the post-American Civil War period. After the poorhouse moved, the county-wide "Big August" picnic social gathering was held at Alum Spring until 1933.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Dan Pezzoni (April 1989). "Alum Spring" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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