Robbins
Also known as: Mechanicsville, Hemp, Elise, Mechanicks Hill
… town in N Moore County on Bear Creek. Known as early as 1828 as Mechanicks Hill and Mechanicsville for David Kennedy, local mechanic and gunsmith. Later known as Elise, and inc. 1935 as Hemp. Name changed in 1943 to Robbins for Karl Robbins, owner of a local mill. Alt. 424.
