Since the town of Edgemoor had figured so prominently in Kaleb’s narrative, we figured we needed to pay it a visit. We headed up that way. Like Lando, it was pretty much a ghost town, but with new development taking place. There was one old country store that had been converted into an antique store.
We drove down Depot Street, but couldn’t find a historic depot. There were some interesting structures along the rails, though.
From Edgemoor we cut across country on small roads toward Fishing Creek Presbyterian Church. We crossed Fishing Creek a couple of times, and I wondered if it could be paddled down to its confluence with the Catawba, with the exception of the dam at Manetta Mill.
Fishing Creek Presbyterian is one of the most historic churches in the area. It appears on the Mills Map from earlier in this post. The church was established in 1752.
The current building look too modern and I dismissed it. I hadn’t read the historical marker very well. This building was constructed in 1785 and updated with brick in 1958. Here’s what the original wood-sided building looked like.
The historic cemetery contains the resting places of many Revolutionary War veterans. There were some modern headstones, but many more that were historic in nature. It was almost too many to really explore. One thing I did like was that most of the older headstones had smaller newer markers with the names. It was especially helpful for those stones that had now become illegible.
Since this was an open area without tree cover, I figured it would be the perfect place for some drone shots.
It was getting late in the afternoon. We decided to drive through the town of Lowry then head on home. The route took us through more rural area with some rather…interesting sights. There were a couple of mobile homes festooned with commodes. There were probable fifteen or sixteen, strategically placed around trees as some sort of decoration. I guess if you’re not inhibited you have a place to go.
Ugh.
Before we got to Lowry we came to the old Lowry School, which is now a community center.
It was in much, much better condition than the Lando School. In Lowry itself there was an old depot and a few old buildings that still seemed to be in use.
Lowry Presbyterian Church looked like a great place to explore, but I only got a shot of the old session building, which now serves as the Lowry Free Library.
To be fair, we were moving fairly quickly at this point. We had spent more time in Lando with Kaleb than we had anticipated, so there was no way we could spend the time we wanted at these later sites and still get home in time for dinner. Reluctantly we headed on home, making note of the places we had missed so that we can come back some other time for further exploration.