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Pinehurst
North Carolina, United States
Pinehurst, village and year-round resort, Moore county, central North Carolina, U.S., just west of Southern Pines and Aberdeen. The site was first settled in 1895 and named for its location in a pine forest. Pinehurst resembles a New England country village surrounded by fine Georgian-style estates, but it is known principally as a golfing mecca, with more than 40 championship courses. The Pinehurst Resort and Country Club has eight nationally acclaimed 18-hole golf courses that are the site of several annual tournaments. Pinehurst is also known for horse training, horse shows, fox hunts, field trials, and kennel shows. Inc. 1980. Pop. (2000) 9,706; (2010) 13,124.
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