Mill Spring is an
unincorporated community
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in
Polk County,
North Carolina
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, United States. Mill Spring is located at the junction of
North Carolina Highway 9 and
North Carolina Highway 108 northeast of
Columbus. Mill Spring has a
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter (message), letters and parcel (package), parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post o ...
with
ZIP code 28756.
Mill Spring is named after Colonel Ambrose Mills. He founded a saw mill and post office in the community.
Mill Spring was the hometown of
Bryant H. Womack, recipient of the
Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces, military decoration and is awarded to recognize American United States Army, soldiers, United States Navy, sailors, Un ...
for actions during the Korean War.
The
Rev. Joshua D. Jones House was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1991.
The
Tryon International Equestrian Center, in Mill Spring, was the location of the
2018 FEI World Equestrian Games.
See also
*
Lake Adger, northwest of town
References
Unincorporated communities in Polk County, North Carolina
Unincorporated communities in North Carolina
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