Hurdle Mills is an unincorporated community in southern Person County and northern Orange County, North Carolina, United States. It is located on North Carolina Highway 157, southwest of Roxboro, at an elevation of 614 feet (187 m). The population was 3,770 at the 2010 census.
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  Hurdle Mills Location within the state of North Carolina  Hurdle Mills Hurdle Mills (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 36°16′24″N 79°2′51″W / 36.27333°N 79.04750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Person |
| Elevation | 614 ft (187 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 27541 |
| GNIS feature ID | 987280 |
History
editHurdle Mills was originally known as Daniel's Mill, when the post office was established in 1846 with William Daniel as postmaster, and the original mill on the Flat River was built. In 1859, the name was changed to Hurdle's Mill, when the mill was purchased by the Hurdle family. In 1892 the township was renamed Hurdle Mills.[1]
It is home to the Triangle Area Polo Club.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ Person County Past: Tales from the Central Piedmont, by Phyliss Boatwright (ed). Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2006.
- ^ United States Polo Association: Southeast Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Triangle Polo Club: Contact
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