Glendon, North Carolina
Glendon is an unincorporated community in Moore County, North Carolina, United States.[1]
History
[edit]Glendon sits at an altitude of 301 feet above sea level.[2] It was originally known as Fair Haven. Residents of the community changed its name to Glendon[3] in honor of E. F. Glenn, the original owner of the land on which the community was established.[2] In 1897 a railroad was laid through the village and a depot was built.[4] For a time the depot hosted a telegraph station, but the cable was removed at an unknown date before 1924.[5] In 1900 the North Carolina Geological Survey identified large deposits of pyrophyllite (locally mislabeled talc) nearby. Shortly thereafter several companies established mining operations to extract the mineral.[6] The railroad was used to ship the pyrophyllite.[5] The town also hosted a post office, though by 2009 it was in disuse.[7]
In 1963 the population of Glendon was estimated to number at no greater than 25 people.[8] The railway depot was demolished in 1972.[9] In 2014 a firefighting and emergency medical service station was built in the village.[10] Since the 2015, the community has hosted a biannual music festival, Glendonfest.[11][12]
Citations
[edit]- ^ "Glendon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ a b Powell 1976, p. 192.
- ^ Gust & Melvin 1988, p. 266.
- ^ "Communities: Small Towns, Rural Areas Offer History, Character". The Pilot. January 28, 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- ^ a b Awards 1964, p. 388.
- ^ Hafer, Claud (February 12, 1910). "The Mines and Industry of North Carolina". The Mining World. Vol. 32.
- ^ "So where is Glendon?". WRAL-TV. Capitol Broadcasting Company. July 1, 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- ^ Awards 1964, pp. 388, 390.
- ^ "North Carolina Railroad Station Photograph Collection, circa 1896-1977 (bulk 1953-1976)". The North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives. UNC University Libraries. June 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ^ "Carthage Fire District Gets New Insurance Rating". The Pilot. October 30, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- ^ "A Historic Farmhouse Finds A Home With Musician Laura Jane Vincent". The State of Things. WUNC (FM). October 30, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
- ^ Lopez, Robert C. (October 1, 2020). "Meet a Musician: Laura Jane Vincent started on piano but felt the guitar calling to her". News & Record. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
References
[edit]- Awards 11591 to 11660 Third Division. Vol. 119. Chicago: United States National Railroad Adjustment Board. 1964. OCLC 1768587.
- Gust, Frances Osborne; Melvin, Katharine Shields (1988). The points of our compass: surveying our ancestors, families of Bushrod, Moss, Glenn, and Hartsell. Frances Osborne Gust. OCLC 866612240.
- Powell, William S. (1976). The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 9780807812471.
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