Tuxedo, North Carolina

Tuxedo is an unincorporated community in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States, which was originally called Lakewood.

Tuxedo, North Carolina
Tuxedo is located in North Carolina
Tuxedo
Tuxedo
Tuxedo is located in the United States
Tuxedo
Tuxedo
Coordinates: 35°13′31″N 82°25′46″W / 35.22528°N 82.42944°W / 35.22528; -82.42944[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyHenderson County
Elevation2,054 ft (626.0592 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)Eastern Daylight Time
ZIP code
28784[2]
Area code828
GNIS feature ID996378

Etymology

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Tuxedo is a corruption of an Indian phrase, p tauk suttough, meaning "place of the bears."[3]

History

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Early in the 20th century, the small town of Lakewood, North Carolina, changed its name to Tuxedo (after a town in NY State) to avoid confusion with a similarly named town in North Carolina.[4] A large mill, the Green River Manufacturing plant, employed some 250 area workers after its completion in 1910.[4] That same year, the "Tuxedo" post office was established, and remained in operation until 1993.[5] The mill, at the time called WestPoint Pepperell–Tuxedo, closed for good in 1990.[4]

Camp Arrowhead, located in Tuxedo, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[6] Tuxedo is also home to camps Mondamin, Green Cove, Talisman, Greystone and Falling Creek Camp.

Location

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Tuxedo is located on U.S. Route 25 and U.S. Route 176, approximately 9 miles (14 km) north of the South Carolina border, at 2,054 feet (626 m) above sea level. It is home to North Carolina's Green River Nature Preserve.[4]

Nearby Lake Summit was formed by an impoundment of the Green River when additional power was needed for area businesses in the past.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tuxedo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
  2. ^ "Tuxedo Zipcode Zipcode". Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  3. ^ Kramp, Penn (February 22, 1987). "Tuxedo: It's Not Formal Wear". The Times-News. p. 27. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e History of Lake Summit & Tuxedo, NC; History of Henderson County website; The "Official site of Henderson County Tourism Development Authority;" accessed November 2015
  5. ^ "Henderson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  6. ^ National Register Information System; National Register of Historic Places; National Park Service; archived July 2010.