Cruising south from Marion, North Carolina through the rolling hills, the landscapes of Sugar Hill farm properties accommodate livestock, crops and horseback riders. A pleasant feast for the eyes, the serenity of this beautiful southern part of McDowell County real estate makes for a nice Sunday afternoon drive.
Properties in Sugar Hill have mountain views and gently sloping pastures. Houses for sale in Sugar Hill usually come with a few acres, if not hundreds. Properties all the way south to Monfort Cove real estate or east to Glenwood real estate offer easy access to hunting, gold digging and creek-side picnics. Yes, properties near Vein Mountain, French Mountain, Pitney Mountain and Jones Mountain and real estate with a little piece of Beaverdam Branch or Wood Branch, Morgan Creek. Maybe you’d like the foothills of Morgan Mountain or a cozy cabin in McDowell County to curl up with a book and a crackling fire, or a peaceful woodsy retreat that will allow you to safely wander outside.
Matter of fact, real estate in McDowell County is chock full of fabulous opportunities to enjoy the great outdoors. Couple that with a true neighborliness and community pride and you have a win/win. Situated along the eastern foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains just south of I-40, this area is the gateway between the taller Smokey Mountains and the eastern Piedmont. The close proximity to magnificent Lake James and Lake James State Park, the Pisgah National Forest, the Blue Ridge Parkway, Linville Caverns and Linville Falls appeal to the sportsman and the artist alike. Boat ramps, a state park, camping facilities, hiking, mountain biking, gem mining and golf as well as museums, gardens, sports and historical sites are readily available to all.
Not to be confused with another town in the eastern part of the state with the same name, the community is named for a wagon of sugar that overturned long ago. Before the Civil War era, this was a sugar cane-producing area, which exported sugar and molasses. The old Dinky Line (narrow gauge) Railroad hauled the rich produce to far away markets. The Cane Creek area still produces the crop and the family still produces authentic southern molasses at roadside stands. These farms are located on Highway 64 heading south to Rutherfordton from Dysartsville.
The Cherokee and other tribes frequented these mountains and hills for thousands of years and enjoyed the moderate climate, abundant streams and easy hunt. But it wasn’t ‘til the Revolutionary War period that anyone decided to settle here. William “Buck” Morris is the first one on record. William’s grandson, Elijah Morris, built a massive brick home, which still stands today. During the modern restoration of the building, a Union cannonball—presumably fired during the Stoneman’s Raid in 1865—was found embedded in the bricks.
William’s father, Robert Morris, had lost his entire estate when he became financier of the War. The personal conviction that moved so many to offer their personal fortunes and sons to the battles of freedom has formed the character of this area of the country—a character that sinks deep into the gem-rich soil of these rolling hills.
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