Whynot, North Carolina | |
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Coordinates: 35°31′55.8″N 79°45′14.3″W / 35.532167°N 79.753972°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Randolph |
Elevation | 604 ft (184 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 ( EDT) |
Zip code | 27341 |
Area code | 336 |
GNIS feature ID | 1016647 [1] |
Whynot is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States, and is included in the Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. [2] Whynot is located on NC 705, also known as the "North Carolina Pottery Highway", [3] one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Seagrove and seven miles (11 km) west of Jugtown Pottery, a historic pottery listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [4] The North Carolina Pottery Highway contains over 100 potteries and galleries in a 15-square-mile (39 km2) region surrounding Seagrove. [5]
Whynot was first settled in the 18th century by German and English people, along with the nearby communities of Erect, Hemp, Lonely, Steeds, and Sophia. [6] The community was originally spelled with two separate words, "Why Not". [7] The origin of town's name came from residents debating a title for their community. A man finally remarked: "Why not name the town Why Not and let's go home?" [8] [9] [10]
The Why Not Academy and Business Institute, a combination public and private school, was located in the community from 1893 to 1916. [11] [12] Whynot has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names. [13] [14]
Area residents first began making pottery in the 18th century. [15] The area still contains several pottery shops including Dirtworks Pottery, Tom Gray Pottery, Dixieland Pottery, Marsh Pottery, Kovack Pottery, Michele Hastings & Jeff Brown Pottery, and Whynot Pottery. [6] [16]
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Whynot, North Carolina | |
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Coordinates: 35°31′55.8″N 79°45′14.3″W / 35.532167°N 79.753972°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Randolph |
Elevation | 604 ft (184 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 ( EDT) |
Zip code | 27341 |
Area code | 336 |
GNIS feature ID | 1016647 [1] |
Whynot is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States, and is included in the Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. [2] Whynot is located on NC 705, also known as the "North Carolina Pottery Highway", [3] one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Seagrove and seven miles (11 km) west of Jugtown Pottery, a historic pottery listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [4] The North Carolina Pottery Highway contains over 100 potteries and galleries in a 15-square-mile (39 km2) region surrounding Seagrove. [5]
Whynot was first settled in the 18th century by German and English people, along with the nearby communities of Erect, Hemp, Lonely, Steeds, and Sophia. [6] The community was originally spelled with two separate words, "Why Not". [7] The origin of town's name came from residents debating a title for their community. A man finally remarked: "Why not name the town Why Not and let's go home?" [8] [9] [10]
The Why Not Academy and Business Institute, a combination public and private school, was located in the community from 1893 to 1916. [11] [12] Whynot has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names. [13] [14]
Area residents first began making pottery in the 18th century. [15] The area still contains several pottery shops including Dirtworks Pottery, Tom Gray Pottery, Dixieland Pottery, Marsh Pottery, Kovack Pottery, Michele Hastings & Jeff Brown Pottery, and Whynot Pottery. [6] [16]
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