Wood, North Carolina
36°11′04″N 78°03′26″W / 36.18444°N 78.05722°W
Wood (formerly, Wood's Store) is a small unincorporated community in northeastern Franklin County, North Carolina, United States, on North Carolina Highway 561 east of Centerville. Settled in 1893, Wood was incorporated as a town in 1917. The town charter was repealed on May 5, 1961. Wood lies at an elevation of 322 feet (98 m).
Archibald Taylor House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wood, North Carolina
- ^ Wood, North Carolina (1968). The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places. Written by William S. Powell. University of North Carolina Press. Library of Congress Card Catalog #68-25916.
- ^ North Carolina General Assembly, Chapter 365, House Bill 485, Repeal of Charter for Town of Wood, 1961 Session, Retrieved Apr. 12, 2017.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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