Glencoe, North Carolina

Unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States
36°8′20″N 79°25′40″W / 36.13889°N 79.42778°W / 36.13889; -79.42778CountryUnited StatesStateNorth CarolinaCountyAlamanceElevation577 ft (176 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)GNIS feature ID1020446[1]

Glencoe is an unincorporated community in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States on North Carolina Highway 62, north-northeast of downtown Burlington.

Interior view of the power house, Glencoe Mills, 1978

It is located on the Haw River. Glencoe is located north of Morgantown, and west-northwest of Carolina, a neighboring unincorporated settlement also on the Haw River. Glencoe is also home to Textile Mill Town, and Textile Heritage Museum.

The Glencoe Mill Village Historic District and Glencoe School are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glencoe, North Carolina
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

External links

  • Glencoe Mill Village, Preservation North Carolina
  • Textile Heritage Museum at Glencoe, North Carolina
  • Glencoe Research Forum
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