Windblow, North Carolina
Windblow, North Carolina, is an unincorporated crossroads community on the border of Montgomery and Richmond Counties, North Carolina.[1] Located at the intersection of North Carolina Highway 73 and NC State Road 1003, Windblow is an agricultural community.[2] Windblow is noted for its peach production; it is the namesake for the Windblow variety of peach. This particular peach, and many others, was developed at the Sandhills Research Station, a facility operated by North Carolina State University, one mile north of the crossroads. The community has a small grocery store and a trucking business in addition to the area farms.
References
- "Wind Blow". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- Montgomery County, North Carolina (Map). North Carolina Department of Transportation.
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