A picturesque village north of Carthage, Glendon claims an architectural gem in the House in the Horseshoe, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  Also known as the Alston House, the home bears bullet holes; battle wounds from a 1781 battle between the Tories and the Whigs.  A skirmish is reenacted each August.  In 1897, the community reached its prime with the completion of the railroad from Sanford to Charlotte.  Named for landowner E.F. Glenn, Glendon was home to one of the few talc mines in the country.  Today, a talc-like mineral called pyrophillite is still excavated here, and an open pit mine, combined with one in Robbins, accounts for one-half of the U.S. production.  Mineral enthusiasts known as “rockhounds” cherish this part of the county, coming twice per year from as far away as Atlanta to dig.