Loafers Glory, North Carolina
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| Coordinates: 36°00′47″N 82°11′14″W / 36.01306°N 82.18722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Mitchell County |
| Elevation | 2,313 ft (705 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 28705 (Bakersville) |
| Area code | 828 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1021254[1] |
Loafers Glory is an unincorporated community in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States.[1] Located at the intersection of NC 226 and NC 226A, along the banks of the North Toe River; 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west of Bakersville.
It was named for the idle, or loafing, men who were a fixture at the town's general store, while they waited for their corn to be ground at the Old Masters Mill.[2][3][4]
References
- ^ a b "Loafers Glory, North Carolina". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
- ^ Federal Writers Project (1939). North Carolina: A Guide to the Old North State. WPA. p. 434. ISBN 978-0-403-02182-6.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ^ Bowden, Barry (August 28, 1986). "State Filled With Strange Town Names". The Dispatch. p. 25. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 76.