History
In the late 1880s, turpentine distillery operator Daniel McDonald of Moore County petitioned local railroad owner Allison Page to extend rail lines to his property to allow him to ship his products. Page agreed and extended the Aberdeen & Star Railroad northwest from Aberdeen to McDonald's land. The western terminal of this line was dubbed West End, and a community arose around it with the same name. All buildings in the community but the train station and a drug store were destroyed by fire in 1898. In the aftermath of the fire, the community was rebuilt on an agricultural economy, with particular emphasis on the cultivation of peaches. In 1927, peach grower J.B. Von Cannon established a factory which eventually became the Sandhills Furniture Corporation. The facility was purchased bySee also
* Moore County substation attackReferences
Unincorporated communities in Moore County, North Carolina Unincorporated communities in North Carolina Populated places established in 1890 {{MooreCountyNC-geo-stub