Windblow, North Carolina

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Windblow is an unincorporated crossroads community on the border of Montgomery and Richmond counties, North Carolina, United States. [1] Located at the intersection of North Carolina Highway 73 and NC State Road 1003, Windblow is an agricultural community. [2] Windblow is noted for its peach production; it is the namesake for the Winblo variety of peach. This particular peach, and many others, was developed at the Sandhills Research Station, a facility operated by North Carolina State University, one mile north of the crossroads. The community has a small grocery store and a trucking business in addition to the area farms.

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References

  1. "Wind Blow". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Montgomery County, North Carolina (Map). North Carolina Department of Transportation.
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