Hoke County is located in the Sandhills region of North Carolina between the beaches and mountains. In the beginning; the countryside was covered with magnificent pine forest. Most of the early settlers were Highland Scots who started many of the regionrsquo;s churches. As communities grew; families were concerned about the education of their children. The first high school; Raeford Institute; was established in 1891. The village of Raeford; now the county seat; was chartered in 1901. J. W. McLauchlin; known as the father of Hoke County; was a state senator from Cumberland County. He introduced a bill in 1911 to form Hoke County from parts of Cumberland and Robeson Counties. Today the county has two golf courses; a wind tunnel; an ethanol plant; the Carolina Horse Park; Burlington Industries; and Unilever. The Fort Bragg Military Reservation covers a large part of the county; increasing the military population. Hoke is one of the top five fastest growing counties in North Carolina due to Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC).
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