NORTH CAROLINA’S SANDHILLS
Southern Pines.
A small town with a story all its own.
THE FIRST ARRIVALS
It began
with a journey.
The railway brought travelers to the Sandhills. The pine-scented air gave them a reason to stay. Taking shape in the 1880s and incorporated in 1887, Southern Pines grew into a winter retreat, welcoming visitors drawn to its gentle climate and wooded landscape.
Along Broad Street, the tracks became the thread around which a town was woven. That sense of arrival still belongs to the place.
A TOWN TAKES ROOT
More than
a winter retreat.
At Weymouth, a gathering place for writers grew into a lasting literary legacy, adding a cultural dimension to the town’s life among the pines.
West Southern Pines, incorporated in 1923 as one of North Carolina’s early African American municipalities, added its own enduring community story. Together, these histories give the town a character far richer than a single tradition.
AN EQUESTRIAN HERITAGE
A town with horses
at its heart.
For more than a century, horses have helped shape the character of Southern Pines. The founding of Moore County Hounds in 1914 gave lasting form to a sporting tradition that remains woven into the town’s identity.
That connection reaches beyond the stable. It finds expression in shared stories, familiar rituals, and the equestrian details encountered around town. Here, a love of horses belongs as much to the place as to the people who call it home.
SOUTHERN PINES, TODAY
The pleasure of staying.
Shops, restaurants, and galleries gather around the historic depot. An afternoon can unfold on foot, with time to browse, meet for coffee, and return for dinner. Beyond downtown, the town’s equestrian and literary traditions remain part of its identity.
For Never Better Farms, this is the larger setting: a life among horses and pines, with a town of uncommon character to call home.
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