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Scotch Irish Township is one of fourteen
The following sites are within Scotch Irish Township:Rowan County GIS system
* Alpha Post Office, Carson A. Guffy postmaster, 6/19/1884 to 2/29/1904
* Baker's Mill
* Campbell's Bridge
* Desciples Church
* James Graham Ramsay, physician, farmer and North Carolina politician
* Keaton's Barbecue
* Moores Chapel
* Mount Vernon Plantation (historic plantation built in 1822)
* Piny Grove School
* Restoration Church
* Rock Hill School
* Scotch Irish School
* Teague School
* Village of Mt. Vernon
* Village of Pittsburg (first noted in 1882)
* South River Church and School
Township maps also depict several colored schools in Scotch Irish Township in 1903 and 1930. The Rowan Mills Post Office was used in the enumeration of residents of Scotch Irish Township in 1870.
townships
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in Rowan County, North Carolina
Rowan County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina that was formed in 1753, as part of the British Province of North Carolina. It was originally a vast territory with unlimited western boundaries, but its size was reduced to 524 sq mi ...
, United States. The township had a population of 1,820 according to the 2010 census. By the requirements of the North Carolina Constitution of 1868, all counties in North Carolina were divided into townships.
Geographically, Scotch Irish Township occupies in northwestern Rowan County. There are no incorporated municipalities in Scotch Irish Township. The township's northern boundary is the South Yadkin River and borders with Davie County and its western border is with Cool Springs Township, Iredell County.
Residents are served by the Rowan–Salisbury School System
The Rowan-Salisbury School System (also called Rowan-Salisbury Schools or for short RSS) is a PK– 12 graded school district in North Carolina covering nearly all of Rowan County including the city of Salisbury. The second largest employer in t ...
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Current and historical sites and people
The following sites are within Scotch Irish Township:Rowan County GIS system
* Alpha Post Office, Carson A. Guffy postmaster, 6/19/1884 to 2/29/1904
* Baker's Mill
* Campbell's Bridge
* Desciples Church
* James Graham Ramsay, physician, farmer and North Carolina politician
* Keaton's Barbecue
* Moores Chapel
* Mount Vernon Plantation (historic plantation built in 1822)
* Piny Grove School
* Restoration Church
* Rock Hill School
* Scotch Irish School
* Teague School
* Village of Mt. Vernon
* Village of Pittsburg (first noted in 1882)
* South River Church and School
Township maps also depict several colored schools in Scotch Irish Township in 1903 and 1930. The Rowan Mills Post Office was used in the enumeration of residents of Scotch Irish Township in 1870.
Adjacent townships
*Calahaln Township, Davie County – north *Cleveland
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– south
* Cool Springs – west
* Turnersburg – northwest
*Unity
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Buildings
* Unity Building, Oregon, Illinois, US; a historic building
* Unity Building (Chicago), Illinois, US; a skyscraper
* Unity Buildings, Liverpool, UK; two buildings in England
* Unity Chapel, Wyoming, Wisconsin, US; ...
– east
References
Townships in Rowan County, North Carolina Scotch-Irish American culture in North Carolina Townships in North Carolina {{RowanCountyNC-geo-stub