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Spot, North Carolina

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Coordinates: 36°07′06″N 75°49′09″W / 36.11833°N 75.81917°W / 36.11833; -75.81917
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Spot is an unincorporated community in Currituck County, North Carolina, United States.[1]

History

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A post office called Spot was established in 1928.[2] The community was so named on account of spot fish in waters near the town site.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spot, North Carolina
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  3. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 125.

36°07′06″N 75°49′09″W / 36.11833°N 75.81917°W / 36.11833; -75.81917


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