Colon,_North_Carolina

Colon, North Carolina

Colon, North Carolina

Unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States

Colon is an unincorporated community in Lee County, North Carolina, United States. It was also known as Buckner.

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Coal from the Egypt Mine used to be delivered to the Seaboard Railroad station here.[2] Gas-fired brick was also made here.[3] A post office was established as "Bucker" in 1891 and was renamed "Colon" in 1892.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Colon, North Carolina
  2. [2]
    Colon, Piedmont and Western Railroad Club, Retrieved 27 June 2022
  3. [3]
    Zucchino, David (1 February 2015). North Carolina community fights Duke Energy plan to dump toxic coal ash, Los Angeles Times
  4. [4]
    The North Carolina Gazetteer, 2nd Ed, p. 122 (2010)


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