Pinehurst, North Carolina (usa)

Pinehurst, North Carolina

Pinehurst, North Carolina ranks 5,124th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hong'an County, Hargeisa, and Ljungby. Memorable people born in Pinehurst, North Carolina include Vince McMahon, William H. McRaven, and Charles E. Brady Jr.. Memorable people who died in Pinehurst, North Carolina include Raymond T. Odierno, and Hans Gerschwiler. Pinehurst, North Carolina has been the birth place of many businesspeople, and politicians and the death place of many military personnels, and skaters. Pinehurst, North Carolina is located in United States.

Pinehurst, known formally as The Village of Pinehurst, is a village in Moore County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, the village population was 17,581. Pinehurst refers to both the village, and the Pinehurst Resort, a Golf resort, which has hosted multiple United States Open Championships in the sport. 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 Olmsted and its significance in the history of golf in the United States. Pinehurst has been designated as the "Home of American Golf" by the United States Golf Association and by the State of North Carolina. The surrounding area is known for its strong equestrian community, including the former Stoneybrook Steeplechase, and the current Pinehurst Harness Track. Fox hunting is also a common sport in the area. Read more on Wikipedia