Lake Toxaway, North Carolina

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Lake Toxaway
Unincorporated community
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Lake Toxaway Methodist Church
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Lake Toxaway
Location within the state of North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°07′56″N82°56′02″W / 35.13222°N 82.93389°W / 35.13222; -82.93389
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Transylvania
Elevation
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2,979 ft (908 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28747
GNIS feature ID1021081 [1]

Lake Toxaway is an unincorporated community in western Transylvania County, North Carolina on U.S. Route 64, and North Carolina Highway 281.

National Register of Historic Places

The E. M. Backus Lodge, known as Canaan Land, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Toxaway, North Carolina
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.