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Pinehurst, North Carolina

Pinehurst, officially The Village of Pinehurst, is a village in Moore County, North Carolina, United States.
Population 17,581

Top Events in Pinehurst History

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1895Architecture
Originally a health retreat titled "Tuftstown" and also "Pinealia" during construction stages in 1895, it expanded and was renamed Pinehurst by December of that year.
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1896History
The village saw its first guests in January 1896.
3
1897History
The first golf course at Pinehurst Resort was laid out in 1897–1898.
4
1901Sports
The first championship held at Pinehurst was the United North and South Amateur Championship of 1901.
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1907Architecture
2, was designed by Donald Ross and completed in 1907.
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1915Government
Pinehurst Race Track was established in 1915.
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1959History
Navy admiral Fred Pickler, actor, author and former deputy Larry Ray (born 1959), criminal convicted of sex trafficking, extortion, forced labor, and other offenses, sentenced t...
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1980Government
In 1980, the village became a municipality.
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1996Infrastructure
A large portion of the central village, including the resort complexes, is a National Historic Landmark District, designated in 1996 for its landscape design by Frederick Law Ol...
10
1999History
Since 1999, the resort has hosted the event four times, most recently in 2024.

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Historical Timeline

1895Architecture
Originally a health retreat titled "Tuftstown" and also "Pinealia" during construction stages in 1895, it expanded and was renamed Pinehurst by December of that year.
1896History
The village saw its first guests in January 1896.
1897History
The first golf course at Pinehurst Resort was laid out in 1897–1898.
1901Sports
The first championship held at Pinehurst was the United North and South Amateur Championship of 1901.
1907Architecture
2, was designed by Donald Ross and completed in 1907.
1915Government
Pinehurst Race Track was established in 1915.
1959History
Navy admiral Fred Pickler, actor, author and former deputy Larry Ray (born 1959), criminal convicted of sex trafficking, extortion, forced labor, and other offenses, sentenced t...
1980Government
In 1980, the village became a municipality.
1996Infrastructure
A large portion of the central village, including the resort complexes, is a National Historic Landmark District, designated in 1996 for its landscape design by Frederick Law Ol...
1999History
Since 1999, the resort has hosted the event four times, most recently in 2024.
2020History
== Demographics == === 2020 and 2023 census === As of the 2020 United States census, there were 17,581 people, 7,301 households, and 4,991 families residing in the village.
2023History
As of July 2023, Pinehurst and Southern Pines were re-designated as the Pinehurst-Southern Pines Metropolitan Statistical Area by the Office of Management and Budget.
2024Architecture
Golf House Pinehurst, which opened in 2024, hosts the World Golf Hall of Fame.
2029History
The US Open will return to Pinehurst in 2029, 2035, 2041, and 2047.

Did You Know?

1
Pinehurst is located in the state of North Carolina.
2
Pinehurst has a population of 17,581 residents.
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As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,581, up from 13,124 in 2010.

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