Mortimer, North Carolina
Mortimer, North Carolina is a ghost town in Wilson Creek Township, Caldwell County, in the northwestern part of the state.
Once a mill town with a population of around 800, the town flooded in 1940 and was subsequently abandoned. Several remains are existent today, including machinery from the mill and the foundations of several buildings.[1]
References
- Yeomans, Emma (2018-04-17). "Welcome to an American ghost town - population six". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
External links
- History of Mortimer and Edgemont, N.C. - Old Photographs and Images of Mortimer and Edgemont
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