Tuxedo, North Carolina | |
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| Coordinates: 35°13′31″N82°25′46″W / 35.22528°N 82.42944°W [1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Henderson County |
| Elevation | 2,054 ft (626.0592 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern Daylight Time |
| ZIP code | 28784 [2] |
| Area code | 828 |
| GNIS feature ID | 996378 |
Tuxedo is an unincorporated community in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States, which was originally called Lakewood.
Tuxedo is a corruption of an Indian phrase, p tauk suttough, meaning "place of the bears." [3]
Early in the 20th century, the small town of Lakewood, North Carolina, changed its name to Tuxedo (after a town in NY State) to avoid confusion with a similarly named town in North Carolina. [4] A large mill, the Green River Manufacturing plant, employed some 250 area workers after its completion in 1910. [4] That same year, the "Tuxedo" post office was established, and remained in operation until 1993. [5] The mill, at the time called WestPoint Pepperell–Tuxedo, closed for good in 1990. [4]
Camp Arrowhead, located in Tuxedo, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [6] Tuxedo is also home to camps Mondamin, Green Cove, Talisman, Greystone and Falling Creek Camp.
Tuxedo is located on U.S. Route 25 and U.S. Route 176, approximately 9 miles (14 km) north of the South Carolina border, at 2,054 feet (626 m) above sea level. It is home to North Carolina's Green River Nature Preserve. [4]
Nearby Lake Summit was formed by an impoundment of the Green River when additional power was needed for area businesses in the past. [4]
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Polk County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,328. Its county seat is Columbus. The county was formed in 1855 from parts of Henderson and Rutherford counties. It was named for William Polk, a colonel in the American Revolutionary War. The Tryon International Equestrian Center, close to the community of Mill Spring was the location of the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games.
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This is a list of structures, sites, districts, and objects on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina:
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North Carolina Highway 225 (NC 225) is a 10.7-mile (17.2 km) route running from U.S. Route 25 (US 25), near the South Carolina state line to Hendersonville. It crosses over US 25 once before ending. It runs through East Flat Rock and near Lake Summit. The route is a prior alignment of US 25, designated after a new freeway was opened in stages from 1981–2003.
Camp Arrowhead, also known as Camp Glen Arden after 1972, is a historic summer camp and national historic district located near Tuxedo, Henderson County, North Carolina. It was established in 1919 by the Green River Manufacturing Company as a recreational facility, and became a boy's summer camp in 1937. The district encompasses 18 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 5 contributing structures. Notable Rustic Revival style contributing buildings include the Recreation Hall/Gymnasium ; the group of log cabins dating from the original use of the camp by the Green River Manufacturing Company (1919); Ramshackle Cabin (1937); the Dining Hall/Kitchen ; Mansion Cabin ; and the Horse Barn (1953).
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |