The town was connected by rail with Wilmington in 1860, which reduced its reliance on river trade from Georgetown. It was formally incorporated in 1852 and granted a municipal government with a mayor and a board of commissioners. The community's first school was established by Willis in 1791. Īside from the courthouse, the first buildings in Lumberton were a handful of brick structures built near the river, which included a hotel, stores, and warehouses, which were stocked by goods sent up the river from Georgetown, South Carolina. The community was named in homage to the Lumber River. Lumberton was formally created by an act of the North Carolina General Assembly on November 3, 1788, which granted the town a charter and the power to levy taxes. The first courthouse was a wooden residence sold by Willis to the county and moved into place after the land was clear. As the site was heavily forested, trees were felled to make way for a courthouse, business and residential lots, streets, a commons, and a public square. Willis turned over 170 acres, which were surveyed and disbursed in a lottery held under the auspices of the county court on August 14, 1787.
The site of Lumberton was chosen due to its central location in the county, proximity to a reliable ford of the Lumber River, and as it was where several roads intersected. General John Willis, owner of the Red Banks plantation, lobbied to have the county's new seat of government located on his land. Robeson County, North Carolina, was formed in 1787. Most of the town's growth took place after World War II. This was developed as a shipping point for lumber used by the Navy, and logs were guided downriver to Georgetown, South Carolina. It was founded in 1787 by John Willis, an officer in the American Revolution. Located in southern North Carolina's Inner Banks region, Lumberton is located on the Lumber River. It is the seat of Robeson County's government. Lumberton is a city in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States.
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