Historical Marker

Penderlea Homesteads

NC 11 at Penderlea ยท Pender

North Carolina marker

Inscription

Established in 1934 as model

farm community. Planned as a New Deal homesteading

project of ten thousand acres.

Location

AddressNC 11 at Penderlea
CountyPender
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates34.658980, -78.049920

Sources

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