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Cumnock, North Carolina

Coordinates: 35°33′18″N 79°14′16″W / 35.55500°N 79.23778°W / 35.55500; -79.23778
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Cumnock, North Carolina
Cumnock is located in North Carolina
Cumnock
Cumnock
Cumnock is located in the United States
Cumnock
Cumnock
Coordinates: 35°33′18″N 79°14′16″W / 35.55500°N 79.23778°W / 35.55500; -79.23778
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyLee
Elevation
272 ft (83 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code919
GNIS feature ID1019884

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 / 35.55500; -79.23778 (35.5548727, -79.2377981), near the center of North Carolina.


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References

  1. ^ Powell, William (1968). The North Carolina Gazetteer. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press. p. 130.
  2. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ Powell, William (1968). The North Carolina Gazetteer. Chapel Hill, North Carolina:: University of North Carolina Press. p. 130.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)