Sligo, North Carolina

Sligo is an unincorporated community in Currituck County, North Carolina, United States.[1] It is south of Moyock on Route 168. It was reportedly named after a minister, Edward Dromgoole, in 1783, and who missed his hometown of Sligo, Ireland.[2]

References

  1. "Sligo, North Carolina". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  2. Federal Writers Project (1939). North Carolina: A Guide to the Old North State. p. 292.

Coordinates: 36°27′07″N 76°04′38″W / 36.45194°N 76.07722°W / 36.45194; -76.07722


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