Maxton, North Carolina

Maxton is a town in Robeson and Scotland counties, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,426 at the time of the 2010 U.S. Census.HistoryThe Maxton area was first settled in the 18th century. The community was incorporated in 1874 under the name of Shoe Heel. The name changed to Tilden, in honor of 1876 U.S. President candidate Samuel J. Tilden. The name reverted to Shoe Heel in 1881 before finally settling on Maxton in 1887.The Maxton Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.Educational InstitutionsMaxton is the location of several former, but historically important schools.Flora MacDonald College was founded in 1841. It was the first college in North Carolina to grant degrees to women.Charles N. Hunter a famous African-American educator who would go on to found the North Carolina Industrial Association opened his first school in Maxton.Carolina College was a Methodist college for women which operated in Maxton, North Carolina, from 1912 to 1926.