Addie is an
unincorporated community
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 ...
in
Jackson County,
North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...
, United States. Addie is located along
U.S. Route 74
U.S. Route 74 (US 74) is an east–west United States highway that runs for from Chattanooga, Tennessee to Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. Primarily in North Carolina, it serves as an important highway from the mountains to the ...
, west of
Willets-Ochre Hill and east of
Sylva. The Jackson County School of Alternatives (the HUB) and Scotts Creek Elementary School are located here. T&S Hardwoods operates a lumber yard here, adjacent to the railroad that runs through the area.
The community was named for Nancy Adelaide Calhoun, the daughter of John Philemon Calhoun, who was the postmaster.
History
Addie was founded in the 1880s when a work camp for the construction of the
Murphy Branch
The historically important Murphy Branch is the westernmost part of what was the Western North Carolina Railroad, later the Richmond and Danville, Southern Railway, the Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) and today the Blue Ridge Southern Railroad. Th ...
of the
Western North Carolina Railroad
Western North-Carolina Railroad Company was incorporated under act of North Carolina on February 15, 1855.Interstate Commerce Commission. ''Southern Ry. Co.'', Volume 37, Interstate Commerce Commission Valuation Reports, November 6, 1931, p. 215 ...
set up in the vicinity, and was named. The location would later serve as a depot and crew change for the
Southern Railway.
References
Further reading
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External links
USGS: Addie
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Unincorporated communities in Jackson County, North Carolina
Unincorporated communities in North Carolina
Communities of the Great Smoky Mountains