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[]

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

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