APPRECIATE LOCAL ART & HISTORY
Roseboro is filled with public art, all created by local artists and volunteers. From street crossings to public benches along Main Street, to the murals at the Roseboro Community Garden, and on the sides of other old historic buildings. Art inspires optimism and creativity and that's what the town of Roseboro is all about.
You can't help but appreciate it!
Pictured is local resident, Shawn Hobbs, a mixed media visual artist, designer, gardener, and community activist. You might see him around town or in the community garden. He painted the train mural that you'll find on the side of the building adjacent to the railroad station, which used to be the old town jail.
DID YOU KNOW? Contrary to what its name may imply, the town’s name did not come from any particular flowering blooms found nearby. Rather, it honors John M. Rose, the secretary of Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad Company, which back in the 1890s, gave its residents jobs and a community. Shortly thereafter, Roseboro got its own post office and a handful of businesses, including Sampson County’s first drug store.
Photos: The Sampson Independent
