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Old Town Paths
Springtime is the perfect time to walk
the Old Town Paths in the heart of the
Village of Pinehurst. Lined with picket
fences and blooming azaleas of pinks,
purples and lavenders, the sand paths
frame the historic cottages along the way.
As you walk in the warm sunlight,
enjoy a little history from the early days.
When Frederick Law Olmsted, American
landscape architect living from 1822-
1903, created the “village in the trees,”
he wanted the paths to be as natural as
possible. Previously winding throughout
the village, a section of the old town paths
were restored in 2006 for all to experience.
Check them out on Magnolia Rd. ☐
Around Town
with Benjamin Sykes
Meet Walter Hines Page
An incredible man of many talents,
Walter Hines Page was born in Cary, NC, in
1855 and died in Pinehurst in 1918. Born
the first of eight children, Walter Hines
Page was the son of Allison Francis (Frank)
Page and Catherine Raboteau Page. A
brilliant scholar, Page attended Trinity
College, renamed to Duke, and continued
onto Johns Hopkins University.
After teaching at UNC for a time, Page
decided to pursue a career in Journalism.
Upon writing for the Kentucky Age, the
Gazette of St. Joseph, Missouri, and the
New York World, Page returned to Raleigh,
NC, and started his own paper called the
State Chronicle. While Walter Page was
running the newspaper, his father Frank
became successful in the lumber and railroad
industries of Moore County.
Upon marrying Willa Alice Wilson in 1880,
Walter soon welcomed three sons and one
daughter. Working two years at the Evening
Post and then the Forum, Page revolutionized
journalism. In 1898, Page revamped the
Atlantic Monthly into a huge success before
establishing a publishing house with Frank
Doubleday in 1900. Ever heard of Doubleday,
Page and Company?
With a brilliant career and a reputation of
being a mover and a shaker, Page became
the ambassador to the United Kingdom in
1913, under President Woodrow Wilson’s
administration. After enjoying a life well–
lived, Page passed away in Pinehurst. Visit
his grave site in the Page family plot in Old
Bethesda Cemetery, Aberdeen. Whenever
you go fishing in Aberdeen Lake, look for the
historical sign paralleling the park. ☐
p.38 The Pinehurst Gazette, Inc. No. 140