Snow Camp is an unincorporated community in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States.
Snow Camp, North Carolina | |
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| Coordinates: 35°53′37″N 79°25′48″W / 35.89361°N 79.43000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Alamance |
| Elevation | 600 ft (200 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 27349[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 995060[1] |
History
editThe origin of the name of the community is disputed, but the most commonly accepted story as to how the name came about was that before the American Revolution a group of hunters from Pennsylvania camped there during a snowfall. The lesser accepted story is that General Cornwallis camped there during a snowfall around the time of the Battle of Guilford Court House.[citation needed]
Though quite small, Snow Camp is historically significant. Herman Husband, a leader in the Regulator Movement lived here. The Regulator Movement culminated in the Battle of Alamance prior to the Revolutionary War. During the Revolutionary War, battles were fought nearby at Lindley's Mill, Clapp's Mill, and at Pyle’s Defeat.[citation needed]
Snow Camp was also a site of early Quaker settlement in North Carolina, as Friends from Pennsylvania migrated to the Cane Creek valley in the mid-1700s and established the Spring Meeting at Snow Camp; several historic buildings clustered around the spring remain from that settlement.[citation needed]
The Hiram Braxton House, Friends Spring Meeting House, Camilus McBane House, and Snow Camp Mutual Telephone Exchange Building are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]
Notable person
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editReferences
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Snow Camp, North Carolina
- ^ "Snow Camp ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Montana Governor Joseph Moore Dixon". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
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