Cumnock, North Carolina
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Cumnock, North Carolina | |
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![]() Coal mine in Cumnock, 1923 | |
Coordinates: Coordinates: 35°33′18″N 79°14′16″W / 35.55500°N 79.23778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Lee |
Elevation | 272 ft (83 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code | 919 |
GNIS feature ID | 1019884 |
Cumnock, formerly known as Egypt,[1] is an unincorporated community in northwestern Lee County, North Carolina, United States. It lies on Cumnock Road, about a mile north of U.S. Route 421.
Endor Iron Furnace is located near the community. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[2] The Deep River Camelback Truss Bridge was listed in 1995.[2]
History
Egypt (now Cumnock) was the site of the Egypt Coal Mine which operated between 1855 and 1928.[3]
Geography
Cumnock is located at 35°33′18″N 79°14′16″W / 35.55500°N 79.23778°W (35.5548727, -79.2377981), near the center of North Carolina.
External links
- Atlantic & Yadkin Railway
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cumnock, North Carolina
- Margaret Wicker: The Coal Glen Mine Disaster (Mentions Egypt mine and Coal Glen mine)
- North Carolina Highway Historical Marker H-41 Egypt Coal Mine
- Escape NC Cumnock,NC
- Coal Deposits in the Deep River Field, Chatham, Lee, and Moore Counties, N.C.
- The Coal Glen Mine Disaster - a CACKLE cache
References
- ^ Powell, William (1968). The North Carolina Gazetteer. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press. p. 130.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Powell, William (1968). The North Carolina Gazetteer. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press. p. 130.
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