Tuxedo, North Carolina

Tuxedo
Unincorporated community

Location of Tuxedo in North Carolina

Coordinates: 35°13′31″N 82°25′46″W / 35.22528°N 82.42944°W / 35.22528; -82.42944Coordinates: 35°13′31″N 82°25′46″W / 35.22528°N 82.42944°W / 35.22528; -82.42944[1]
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Henderson County
Government
 • Type Democracy
Elevation[1] 2,054 ft (626 m)
Time zone Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5)

Tuxedo is an unincorporated community in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States, which was originally called Lakewood.

Etymology

Tuxedo is a corruption of an Indian phrase, p tauk suttough, meaning "place of the bears."[2]

History

Early in the 20th century, the small town of Lakewood, North Carolina, changed its name to Tuxedo (after a park in New York City) to avoid confusion with a similarly named town in North Carolina.[3] A large mill, the Green River Manufacturing plant, employed some 250 area workers after its completion in 1910.[3] That same year, the "Tuxedo" post office was established, and remained in operation until 1993.[4] The mill, at the time called WestPoint Pepperell–Tuxedo, closed for good in 1990.[3]

Camp Arrowhead, located in Tuxedo, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[5] Tuxedo is also home to camps Mondamin, Green Cove, Talisman, Greystone and Falling Creek Camp.

Location

Tuxedo is located on U.S. Route 25 and U.S. Route 176 about 9 miles (14 km) north of the South Carolina border, at 2,054 feet (626 m) above sea level. It is home to North Carolina's Green River Nature Preserve.[3]

Nearby Lake Summit was formed by an impoundment of the Green River when additional power was needed for area businesses in the past.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tuxedo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
  2. ↑ Kramp, Penn (Feb 22, 1987). "Tuxedo: It's Not Formal Wear". The Times-News. p. 27. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 History of Lake Summit & Tuxedo, NC; History of Henderson County website; The "Official site of Henderson County Tourism Development Authority;" accessed November 2015
  4. ↑ "Henderson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  5. ↑ National Register Information System; National Register of Historic Places; National Park Service; archived July 2010.


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