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History
on a Pinhead
The red clay of
the banks of Frazier’s Creek inspired the name. Settler William Lambert
did the naming. The community was granted a post office in 1878, although
it closed in 1905.
Red Hill reached its high water mark in the mid 1880s when 130 residents
called it home and it had three churches, a school and both a sawmill
and gristmill.
The community’s early businesses were fickle and by the 1890 census,
many had left, seeking greener pastures.
A mere 30 people remained. This was to become the average figure for
the town’s population for the entire 20th Century and the first decade
of the 21st. The 1983 population was 20, which grew to 28 for the
2000 census. |
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