New Light, North Carolina

New Light
Unincorporated community

New Light is an unincorporated community in New Light Township, Wake County, North Carolina.[1] It is located at the intersection of Purnell Rd (SR 1909), Stony Hill Rd (SR 1917), and Mangum Dairy Rd (SR 1911).[2] It has an elevation of 413 ft.[3]

History

In the 1750s, New Light Baptists migrated from New England to North Carolina.[1] They established the first Baptist church in Wake County in 1771.[4] The community later had a creek and a township named after them.

References

  1. 1 2 Johnson, K. Todd (2009). Historic Wake County. HPN Books. ISBN 9781935377108.
  2. ↑ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  3. ↑ "GNIS Detail - New Light". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  4. ↑ "New Light Baptist Church-About Us". New Light Baptist Church. Retrieved 2018-07-14.

Coordinates: 36°00′45″N 78°35′50″W / 36.012532°N 78.597331°W / 36.012532; -78.597331

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