Preserving the History of Robeson County

By Scott Bigelow The Four o’clocks that brighten my yard are a cause for reflection. The seeds of these flowers were pinched from a back door neighbor. When I moved in, Mrs. Bowman was elderly, and I met her only once. She was very gracious and complimented the work I had done in my back yard. As time went by, I named them Mrs. Bowman’s four-o’clocks. With a profusion of magenta flowers, four o’clocks earn their name because they open in late afternoon as the heat of the day

What is the best artifact of History Museum? Among the several thousand objects in the collection of the Robeson County History Museum, what is the very best of the best? Ed Allen’s bicycle is a visitor favorite. A local character, he was much loved by Lumberton residents, and his bicycle is memorable. It was loaned by Layton Britt. Wally Gator, the stuffed alligator, is a favorite of children visitors. Other native wildlife, contributed by Jan Tedder, adorn the walls. A favo