Cumnock, formerly known as Egypt, is an unincorporated community in northwestern Lee County, North Carolina, United States. It lies on Cumnock Road, about a mile north of U.S. Route 421.

Endor Iron Furnace The Endor Iron Furnace was an iron furnace that operated from 1861–1864 and again from 1870–1871, near Cumnock, Lee County, North Carolina. It was constructed between 1862 and 1864 to take advantage of the iron deposits along the Deep River. ...

is located near the community. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The

Deep River Camelback Truss Bridge The Deep River Camelback Truss Bridge is a steel camelback truss A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements ...

was listed in 1995.

History

Egypt (now Cumnock) was the site of the Egypt Coal Mine which operated between 1855 and 1928.

Geography

Cumnock is located at (35.5548727, -79.2377981), near the center of North Carolina.

External links

Atlantic & Yadkin Railway
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Margaret Wicker: The Coal Glen Mine Disaster
(Mentions Egypt mine and Coal Glen mine)
North Carolina Highway Historical Marker H-41 Egypt Coal Mine

Escape NC Cumnock,NCCoal Deposits in the Deep River Field, Chatham, Lee, and Moore Counties, N.C.

References

Unincorporated communities in Lee County, North Carolina Unincorporated communities in North Carolina {{LeeCountyNC-geo-stub