Laboratory, North Carolina

Laboratory, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
Laboratory
Laboratory
Coordinates: 35°26′03″N 81°15′36″W / 35.43417°N 81.26000°W / 35.43417; -81.26000Coordinates: 35°26′03″N 81°15′36″W / 35.43417°N 81.26000°W / 35.43417; -81.26000
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Lincoln
Elevation 869 ft (265 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 704
GNIS feature ID 1021072[1]

Laboratory is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina.[1]

History

Laboratory was named for a pharmaceutical laboratory which operated there during the American Civil War.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Laboratory, North Carolina
  2. Bowden, Barry (Aug 28, 1986). "State Filled With Strange Town Names". The Dispatch. p. 25. Retrieved 16 May 2015.


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