Colon is an unincorporated community in Lee County, North Carolina, United States. It was also known as Buckner.
Colon, North Carolina | |
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Coordinates: 35°31′37″N 79°09′08″W / 35.52694°N 79.15222°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Lee |
Elevation | 318 ft (97 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 1019743[1] |
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 edit
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Colon, North Carolina
- ^ Colon, Piedmont and Western Railroad Club, Retrieved 27 June 2022
- ^ Zucchino, David (1 February 2015). North Carolina community fights Duke Energy plan to dump toxic coal ash, Los Angeles Times
- ^ The North Carolina Gazetteer, 2nd Ed, p. 122 (2010)