Cumnock, formerly known as Egypt,[3] 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, North Carolina | |
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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) |
ZIP code | 27237[2] |
Area code | 919 |
GNIS feature ID | 1019884[1] |
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Cumnock_mine.jpg/220px-Cumnock_mine.jpg)
Endor Iron Furnace is located near the community. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[4] The Deep River Camelback Truss Bridge was listed in 1995.[4]
History
editEgypt (now Cumnock) was the site of the Egypt Coal Mine which operated between 1855 and 1928.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cumnock, North Carolina
- ^ "Cumnock ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ a b 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.
External links
edit- 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.