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Mount Tirzah, North Carolina

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Coordinates: 36°16′49″N 78°54′25″W / 36.28028°N 78.90694°W / 36.28028; -78.90694
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Mount Tirzah
Unincorporated community
Mount Tirzah is located in North Carolina
Mount Tirzah
Mount Tirzah
Location within the state of North Carolina
Coordinates: 36°16′49″N 78°54′25″W / 36.28028°N 78.90694°W / 36.28028; -78.90694
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyPerson
Elevation
673 ft (205 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
27583
Area code336
GNIS feature ID1021561[1]

Mount Tirzah is an unincorporated community in Person County, North Carolina.

History

The location was named Mount Tirzah by Colonel Stephen Moore, a participant in the American Revolutionary War, in 1783. A United States Post Office operated in the community from 1795 until 1906.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Tirzah, North Carolina
  2. ^ Powell, William S.; Hill, Michael (2010). The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places and Their History (second ed.). University of North Carolina Press. p. 364. ISBN 9780807898291.


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