Pinehurst Village: Healthful Sand Belt Retreat in Moore County
In Moore County North Carolina a Yankee village of fifty cottages hotels and public buildings rises in the sand belt 76 miles from Raleigh and 125 miles from the coast at 650 feet elevation. Founded by James W Tufts of Boston in 1895 Pinehurst offers the Carolina the state s largest hotel the Holly Inn Berkshire and a casino with a reading room and cafe. The Pinehurst Links covering 150 acres is guided by Donald Ross and his brother Alex bringing top golf facilities to visitors and locals alike.