Cumnock, North Carolina
Cumnock, formerly known as Egypt, 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.
Cumnock Coal Mine in 1925
Endor Iron Furnace is located near the community. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The Deep River Camelback Truss Bridge was listed in 1995.
History
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Egypt (now Cumnock) was the site of the Egypt Coal Mine which operated between 1855 and 1928.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cumnock, North Carolina
- ^ "Cumnock ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ Powell, William (1968). The North Carolina Gazetteer. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press. p. 130.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
External links
- Atlantic & Yadkin Railway
- 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.
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