In the late 1880s,
turpentine distillery operator Daniel McDonald of
Moore County petitioned local railroad owner Allison Page to extend rail lines to his property to allow him to ship his products. Page agreed and extended the
Aberdeen & Star Railroad northwest from
Aberdeen to McDonald's land. The western terminal of this line was dubbed West End, and a community arose around it with the same name. In the aftermath of the fire, the community was rebuilt on an agricultural economy, with particular emphasis on the cultivation of peaches. In 1927, peach grower J.B. Von Cannon established a factory which eventually became the Sandhills Furniture Corporation. The facility was purchased by
Stanley Furniture in 1965. In 2019, the facility was razed to make way for the widening of NC 211 into a four-lane divided
boulevard. ==See also==