Laboratory is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina.[1]
Laboratory, North Carolina | |
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  Laboratory  Laboratory | |
| Coordinates: 35°26′03″N 81°15′36″W / 35.43417°N 81.26000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Lincoln |
| Elevation | 869 ft (265 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 704 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1021072[1] |
History
editLaboratory was named for a pharmaceutical laboratory which operated there during the American Civil War.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Laboratory, North Carolina
- ^ Bowden, Barry (August 28, 1986). "State Filled With Strange Town Names". The Dispatch. p. 25. Retrieved May 16, 2015.