Eure, North Carolina
Eure, North Carolina | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Eure | |
| Coordinates: 36°25′39″N 76°51′12″W / 36.42750°N 76.85333°WCoordinates: 36°25′39″N 76°51′12″W / 36.42750°N 76.85333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Gates |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1025312 |
Eure is an unincorporated community in mid-western Gates County, North Carolina, United States. It lies at an elevation of 23 feet (7 m).[1] It is approximately 15 minutes away from Merchants Millpond State Park,[2] and about 40 minutes away from the Great Dismal Swamp.[3]
The community of Eure has a VFD, The Eure Volunteer Fire Department, which has been serving its community since 1980. [4]
The Train House, run by Richard and Peggy Pearce, is open every night for the month of December, excepting Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day. It exhibits model trains in a world created by the Pearces themselves, an impressive display of old fashioned toys, advertisements and other objects from the past, and a little room lined with a collection of Barbies. [5]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eure, North Carolina
- ^ "Eure to Merchants Millpond State Park". Eure to Merchants Millpond State Park. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- ^ "Eure to Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge". Eure to Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- ^ "Eure Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. | USA Fire Departments". usfiredept.com. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
Municipalities and communities of Gates County, North Carolina, United States | ||
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- Populated places in Gates County, North Carolina
- Eastern North Carolina geography stubs