Glendon, North Carolina

Glendon is an unincorporated community in Moore County, North Carolina, United States.[1]

Glendon, North Carolina

History

Glendon was originally known as Fair Haven. Residents of the community changed its name to Glendon in honor of the Glenn family,[2] which owned a significant amount of land in the area. In 1897 a railroad was laid through the village and a depot was built.[3] For a time the depot hosted a telegraph station, but the cable was removed at an unknown date before 1924.[4] In 1900 the North Carolina Geological Survey identified large deposits of pyrophyllite (locally mislabeled talc) nearby. Shortly thereafter several companies established mining operations to extract the mineral.[5] The railroad was used to ship the pyrophyllite.[4] The town also hosted a post office, though by 2009 it was in disuse.[6]

In 1963 the population of Glendon was estimated to number at no greater than 25 people.[7] The railway depot was demolished in 1972.[8] In 2014 a firefighting and emergency medical service station was built in the village.[9]

Citations
  1. "Glendon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  2. Gust & Melvin 1988, p. 266.
  3. "Communities: Small Towns, Rural Areas Offer History, Character". The Pilot. January 28, 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  4. Awards 1964, p. 388.
  5. Hafer, Claud (February 12, 1910). "The Mines and Industry of North Carolina". The Mining World. 32.
  6. "So where is Glendon?". WRAL-TV. Capitol Broadcasting Company. July 1, 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  7. Awards 1964, pp. 388, 390.
  8. "North Carolina Railroad Station Photograph Collection, circa 1896-1977 (bulk 1953-1976)". The North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives. UNC University Libraries. June 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  9. "Carthage Fire District Gets New Insurance Rating". The Pilot. October 30, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2020.

References
  • Awards 11591 to 11660 Third Division. 119. Chicago: United States National Railroad Adjustment Board. 1964. OCLC 1768587.
  • Gust, Frances Osborne; Melvin, Katharine Shields (1988). The points of our compass: surveying our ancestors, families of Bushrod, Moss, Glenn, and Hartsell. Frances Osborne Gust. OCLC 866612240.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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