Pine Forest Inn

Front: The Pine Forest Inn opened in 1892. It was owned and managed by F.W. and George Wagener. The 60-acre resort and health spa contained 150 steam-heated sleeping apartments. The dining room could hold 250 people. The Inn had a power plant, 50 horse stable, a dairy and hennery, and telegraph and telephone service. The Pine Forest Inn had an amusement hall with 3 bowling alleys, shuffle boards, and billiard tables. The resort also had an 18-hole golf course situated on 130 acres. Reverse: Construction was overseen by the Charleston firm of Simons & Huger. Many early travelers were drawn to the Inn with the promise that the local climate would promote good health and it was celebrated as the world’s finest sanitarium. Notable visitors included Presidents Teddy Roosevelt in 1902 and William Howard Taft in 1908. During WWII, T.W. Salisbury used the Inn to house defense workers and later it served as an “Adventure School.” It was torn down c. 1960.