Eagle Springs is an
unincorporated community
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in
Moore County,
North Carolina
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, United States, situated near the southern terminus of
North Carolina Highway 705
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, on
North Carolina Highway 211
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, west of
Elberta, the southern terminus of North Carolina Highway 705. It lies at an elevation of 673 feet (205 m). The ZIP Code for Eagle Springs is 27242.
Eagle Springs was settled in the latter portion of the 19th century along an elevated strip of land near the headwaters of McLendon's Creek and Drowning Creek.
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