Revere is an unincorporated community in Madison County, North Carolina, United States. It is also known as Sodom and Sodom Laurel.[2][3]
Revere | |
|---|---|
  Revere Location within the state of North Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 35°54′09″N 82°42′12″W / 35.90250°N 82.70333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Madison County |
| Elevation | 2,182 ft (665 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 28753 |
| Area code | 828 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1022227[1] |
Name origin
editThe community was originally named Sodom. During the Civil War, a Baptist preacher travelling through the area commented on a group of prostitutes and compared it to Sodom in the Bible.[4]
Presbyterian missionaries disliked this name, and officially changed the name to Revere. However, natives of the area continue to use the name Sodom.[5]
Music
editRevere is particularly rich in ballad singers, and noted folklorist Cecil Sharp transcribed several "Old World" ballads sung to him in 1916, some by family members of singer Dillard Chandler.[6] In 2001, Rob Amberg published a book Sodom Laurel Album that chronicles the traditions and lifestyle in Revere. Residents and folk singers Dellie Norton, Doug Wallin, and Sheila Kay Adams are featured in the book.[7]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Revere, North Carolina
- ^ Amberg, Rob (2002). Sodom Laurel Album. University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 0807827428.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Smith, Betty (1998). Jane Hicks Gentry: a singer among singers. University Press of Kentucky. p. 72. ISBN 0-8131-0936-1.
- ^ Adams, Sheila Kay (1995). Come Go Home With Me. University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 0-8078-4536-1.
- ^ Jones, Loyal (2008). Country Music Humorists and Comedians. University of Illinois Press. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-252-03369-8.
- ^ Sharp, Cecil (1917). English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians. New York and London: Putnam.
- ^ "Sodom Laurel Album Explores North Carolina Mountain Community". Library of Congress. April 17, 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2009.