Tuxedo, North Carolina | |
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Coordinates: 35°13′31″N 82°25′46″W / 35.22528°N 82.42944°W [1] | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Henderson County |
Elevation | 2,054 ft (626.0592 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern Standard Time) |
• Summer ( DST) | Eastern Daylight Time |
ZIP code | 28784
[2] |
Area code | 828 |
GNIS feature ID | 996378 |
Tuxedo is an unincorporated community in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States, which was originally called Lakewood.
Tuxedo is a corruption of an Indian phrase, p tauk suttough, meaning "place of the bears." [3]
Early in the 20th century, the small town of Lakewood, North Carolina, changed its name to Tuxedo (after a town in NY State) to avoid confusion with a similarly named town in North Carolina. [4] A large mill, the Green River Manufacturing plant, employed some 250 area workers after its completion in 1910. [4] That same year, the "Tuxedo" post office was established, and remained in operation until 1993. [5] The mill, at the time called WestPoint Pepperell–Tuxedo, closed for good in 1990. [4]
Camp Arrowhead, located in Tuxedo, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [6] Tuxedo is also home to camps Mondamin, Green Cove, Talisman, Greystone and Falling Creek Camp.
Tuxedo is located on U.S. Route 25 and U.S. Route 176, approximately 9 miles (14 km) north of the South Carolina border, at 2,054 feet (626 m) above sea level. It is home to North Carolina's Green River Nature Preserve. [4]
Nearby Lake Summit was formed by an impoundment of the Green River when additional power was needed for area businesses in the past. [4]
Tuxedo, North Carolina | |
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Coordinates: 35°13′31″N 82°25′46″W / 35.22528°N 82.42944°W [1] | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Henderson County |
Elevation | 2,054 ft (626.0592 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern Standard Time) |
• Summer ( DST) | Eastern Daylight Time |
ZIP code | 28784
[2] |
Area code | 828 |
GNIS feature ID | 996378 |
Tuxedo is an unincorporated community in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States, which was originally called Lakewood.
Tuxedo is a corruption of an Indian phrase, p tauk suttough, meaning "place of the bears." [3]
Early in the 20th century, the small town of Lakewood, North Carolina, changed its name to Tuxedo (after a town in NY State) to avoid confusion with a similarly named town in North Carolina. [4] A large mill, the Green River Manufacturing plant, employed some 250 area workers after its completion in 1910. [4] That same year, the "Tuxedo" post office was established, and remained in operation until 1993. [5] The mill, at the time called WestPoint Pepperell–Tuxedo, closed for good in 1990. [4]
Camp Arrowhead, located in Tuxedo, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [6] Tuxedo is also home to camps Mondamin, Green Cove, Talisman, Greystone and Falling Creek Camp.
Tuxedo is located on U.S. Route 25 and U.S. Route 176, approximately 9 miles (14 km) north of the South Carolina border, at 2,054 feet (626 m) above sea level. It is home to North Carolina's Green River Nature Preserve. [4]
Nearby Lake Summit was formed by an impoundment of the Green River when additional power was needed for area businesses in the past. [4]