Robeson County, North Carolina - The Refuge and Scourge of the Swamp | Battlefield Biker™

Robeson County, North Carolina - The Refuge and Scourge of the Swamp

The Fayetteville Observer has a good article on the swamps of Robeson County, North Carolina (County seat, Lumberton. Its reminder that "Sherman's March to the Sea" was not easy on Sherman's troops, either.

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