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Linwood, North Carolina
Linwood is a small unincorporated community ( ZIP Code 27299) just south of Lexington in Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. The area contains operations of several important companies in Davidson County, including Keply Hardwood, Legget-Platt, PPG Industries, LMI Builders, and Halyard Health. Three major transportation systems serve the area: Interstate 85, the Davidson County Airport, and Norfolk Southern Railway's Spencer classification yard. Linwood was named for the nearby plantation of William Rainey Holt (1798-1868), a physician and early innovator in farming techniques. Part of the community (mainly the area industries) has been annexed by the city of Lexington. Public High Schools that have districts that are in Linwood are Central Davidson High School and West Davidson High School. Beallmont, Jersey Baptist Church Cemetery, and Jersey Settlement Meeting House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unincorporated Area
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have no unincorporated areas at all or these are very rare: typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or List of uninhabited regions, uninhabited areas. By country Argentina In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut Province, Chubut, Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba, Entre Ríos Province, Entre Ríos, Formosa Province, Formosa, Neuquén Province, Neuquén, Río Negro Province, Río Negro, San Luis Province, San Luis, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero Province, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, and Tucumán Province, Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Australia Unlike many other countries, Australia has only local government in Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halyard Health
Halyard, formerly Kimberly-Clark Health Care, now part of Owens & Minor, sells sterilization wrap, facial protection, gloves, protective apparel, surgical drapes and gowns in more than 100 countries. History On March 26, 1872, Kimberly, Clark & Co. was established in Neenah, Wisconsin through the partnership of four businessmen—John A. Kimberly, Havilah Babcock, Charles B. Clark and Frank C. Shattuck. The first healthcare product by Kimberly-Clark was absorbent wadding, intended to replace cotton. It was used as a bandage for wounded soldiers in World War I. Army nurses adapted the material for menstrual use. Kaycel fabric for surgical gowns was developed by Kimberly-Clark in 1960 for use in field hospitals during the Korean War. In 1980, Health Care began to grow as it was separated from consumer packaged goods management and products, such as Kleenex, with a move to Roswell, Georgia. Kimberly-Clark Health Care had offices in North America, Latin America, Australia, New Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unincorporated Communities In North Carolina
The following is a ''partial'' list of named, but unincorporated, communities in the state of North Carolina. To be listed, the unincorporated community should either be, a census-designated place (CDP) or a place with at least a few commercial businesses. A crossroads is not necessarily considered an unincorporated "community". Former incorporated towns usually qualify. {{TOC right Alamance County *Altamahaw, North Carolina * Glen Raven, North Carolina *Saxapahaw, North Carolina *Woodlawn, North Carolina Alexander County * Bethlehem, North Carolina *Hiddenite, North Carolina * Stony Point, North Carolina Alleghany County *Cherry Lane, North Carolina *Glade Valley, North Carolina *Piney Creek, North Carolina * Roaring Gap, North Carolina Anson County * Burnsville, North Carolina Ashe County * Grassy Creek, North Carolina *Sturgills, North Carolina Avery County * Linville, North Carolina Beaufort County *Bayview, North Carolina *Pinetown, North Carolina *River Road, Nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Register Of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic value". A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred in preserving the property. The passage of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) in 1966 established the National Register and the process for adding properties to it. Of the more than one and a half million properties on the National Register, 95,000 are listed individually. The remainder are contributing resources within historic districts. For most of its history, the National Register has been administered by the National Park Service (NPS), an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior. Its goals are to help property owners and inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jersey Settlement Meeting House
Jersey Settlement Meeting House, also known as Jersey Baptist Church, is a historic church and meeting house located near Linwood, Davidson County, North Carolina. The Baptist congregation was founded around 1755 by settlers from New Jersey. Among them was Benjamin Merrill, a local leader in the Regulator movement from 1765 to 1771, who was captured and executed following the Battle of Alamance.''Captain Benjamin Merrell & The Regulators of Colonial North Carolina'' ia "Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jersey Baptist Church Cemetery
Jersey Baptist Church Cemetery is a historic church cemetery located on SR 1272 in Linwood, Davidson County, North Carolina. The church was founded in 1755, and the current Jersey Settlement Meeting House was built nearby in 1842. The cemetery contains approximately 50 burials, with the earliest gravestone dated to 1772. It features a unique collection of folk gravestones by local stonecutters erected in Davidson County in the late-18th and first half of the 19th centuries. The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 1984. References External links Official Church Website {{National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Baptist cemeteries in the United States Cemeteries on the National Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beallmont
Beallmont, also known as the Moore-Beall House, is a historic home located near Linwood, Davidson County, North Carolina. The main section dates to the late-18th or early-19th century, and is a two-story, Federal style frame dwelling. It has later additions of a one-story front porch, a two-story rear wing, and a one-story east side wing. The house was remodeled about 1840 in an approximation of Andrew Jackson Downing's "cottage" style. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 1984. References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Federal architecture in North Carolina Houses in Davidson County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Davidson County, North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Davidson High School
West Davidson High School, (also referenced as "WDHS", or simply as "West") is a public high school located in the Tyro, North Carolina community right outside of Lexington, North Carolina. West is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Administration *Principal – Heather Hoover *Assistant principals - Joe Davis, Rhonda Gallimore Feeder schools * Churchland Elementary * Reeds Elementary *Tyro Elementary *Tyro Middle Sports West is a member of the Central Carolina 2A Conference. Their biggest rival is Central Davidson High School. *Football *Basketball *Baseball *Golf *Softball *Soccer *Tennis *Track and field * Cross Country *Swimming *Volleyball *Wrestling *Cheerleading Sporting achievements *1986, NCHSAA 2A Women's Basketball State Champions *2010, NCHSAA 1A/2A Women's Swimming State Champions *2016, NCHSAA 1A/2A Women's Golf State Champions *2016, NCHSAA 2A Cheerleading State Champions *2018, NCHSAA 2A Volleyball State Runners-Up Notable alumn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Davidson High School
Central Davidson High School (commonly referred to as "Central", "CHS" or "CDHS") is a public high school in Lexington, North Carolina. Central was established in 1957 and is located along NC HWY 47. It is part of the Davidson County Schools system and serves parts of the Lexington, Southmont, Linwood, Hedrick's Grove and Holly Grove areas. The school is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. History In the fall of 1957, Central opened after the merger of Davis-Townsend, Linwood, Southmont, and Silver Valley grades 9–12 into one high school. A site on NC HWY 47 was selected for the new school. The same year it opened, the Board of Education named the new consolidated high school "Central High School". Central's first class, the class of 1958, decided on the school's mascot, the Spartan, and colors of red, black, silver and white. They were originally going to choose the Trojan as the school mascot but decided on the Spartan instead. "In 1970 the Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norfolk Southern Railway
The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I freight railroad in the United States formed in 1982 with the merger of Norfolk and Western Railway and Southern Railway. With headquarters in Atlanta, the company operates 19,420 route miles (31,250 km) in 22 eastern states, the District of Columbia, and has rights in Canada over the Albany to Montréal route of the Canadian Pacific Railway. NS is responsible for maintaining , with the remainder being operated under trackage rights from other parties responsible for maintenance. Intermodal containers and trailers are the most common commodity type carried by NS, which have grown as coal business has declined throughout the 21st century; coal was formerly the largest source of traffic. The railway offers the largest intermodal rail network in eastern North America. NS was also the pioneer of Roadrailer service. Norfolk Southern and its chief competitor, CSX Transportation, have a duopoly on the transcontinental freight rail li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davidson County Airport
Davidson County Airport is a public use airport in Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. It is owned by the Davidson County Airport Authority and located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Lexington, North Carolina. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a ''general aviation'' facility. Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned EXX by the FAA, but has no designation from the IATA. Facilities and aircraft Davidson County Airport covers an area of 330 acres (133 ha) at an elevation of 733 feet (223 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 6/24 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,004 by 100 feet (1,525 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2015, the airport had 19,000 aircraft operations, an average of 52 per day: 89% general aviation, 6% air taxi, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interstate 85 In North Carolina
Interstate 85 (I-85) is an Interstate Highway that runs from Montgomery, Alabama, to Richmond, Virginia. In North Carolina, I-85 travels from the South Carolina state line near Grover, North Carolina, to the Virginia state line near Wise. Despite being signed north–south, I-85 physically travels in a southwest–northeast direction across the state. The Interstate Highway connects the three most populous metropolitan areas of North Carolina: the Charlotte metropolitan area, Piedmont Triad, and Research Triangle, as well as nine of the 20 largest municipalities in the state. Outside of North Carolina, I-85 connects the state with Richmond, Virginia, to the north and Upstate South Carolina and Atlanta, Georgia, to the south. I-85 parallels several US Highways including US Highway 29 (US 29) between South Carolina and Greensboro, US 70 between Greensboro and Durham, US 15 between Durham and Oxford, and US 1 between Henderson and Virginia. Rou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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