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NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC SURVEY JOSEPH HYDE PRATT, State Geologist BULLETIN No. 27 ALTITUDES IN NORTH CAROLINA COMPILED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC SURVEY 3 3 3 ' -, 3 c -J I -> "> C J o £ ) " J O j t, S 3 -S 3 o -5 -> 3 3 3 > ' • > ' I 3 3 ~> J ' 3 3 . 3 .3 -t i] \..0 ) J 3-3 — - 5 3 -, RALEIGH Edwards & Broughton Printing Co. State Printers 1917 . H £5 7 N 8 l 3 h- GEOLOGICAL BOARD Governor T. W. Bickett, ex-officio Chairman Raleigh Prank R. Hewitt Asheville Hugh MacRae Wilmington John Sprunt Hill Durham C. C. Smoot, III North Wilkesboro " c .c c c c c 1 '< ' ~ , c c c c -c c c c cr cr Cc , , c c , r c , c e -• t ' c c c c c c ' c e c c ;, . 1 ,- ; . c c c . '. Joseph Hy£3 cP&aH, State Geologist.. '.: . -t r ;. .: Chapel Hill c c c C "C I '','.'. < • 'tt <; - <: .c c ' , C. c , , ce c ( d - : . r c =c= Kc ;v _ LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL Chapel Hill, K C, October 1, 1917. To His Excellency, Hon. T. W. Bickett, Governor of North Carolina. Sir : —I have the honor to transmit herewith for publication a re- port on "The Altitudes of North Carolina" as Bulletin 27 of the publications of the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey. The compilation of this report was begun a number of years ago, as the need for having such data in available form has long been felt; and it is believed that this bulletin will serve a most useful purpose. Respectfully, Joseph Hyde Pratt, State Geologist. «j €§- : ; PREFACE It lias long been realized by those having charge of the Geological Survey that the assembling of a list of the elevations of North Caro- lina was very desirable, not only in connection with the work of the Survey, but for the use of officials connected with the Department of Agriculture, Experiment Station work, and Department of Health; as well as of individuals whose interests involved questions relating to climate, soils, etc. In this report, the compilation of which has extended over a num- ber of years, an effort has been made to include all available data from whatever source ; and the height given is in feet above sea level. The sources from which this information has been derived are as follows: Reports and topographic maps of the United States Geo- logical Survey; charts of the United States Coast and Geodetic Sur- vey; reports of the United States Signal Service; Weather Bureau reports ; Kerr's Map of North Carolina ; A Dictionary of Elevations and Climatic Register of the United States, by J. M. Toner, M.D. A Dictionary of Altitudes of the United States, compiled by Henry Gannett ; articles from the American Journal of Science, by Profes- sor Guyot; and lists compiled by Yeates and Montgomery. Eleva- tions determined by railroad levels are credited to the roads by which they were furnished, and below is a list of the roads and the abbrevia- tions used for them A. & F. B. V. R. R Atlantic and French Broad Valley A. & N. C. R. R Atlantic and North Carolina A. & R. A. L. R. R Atlanta and Richmond Air Line A. C. L Atlantic Coast Line C. F. & Y. V. R. R Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Car. C. R. R Carolina Central C. & L. N. G. R. R Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge C. & N. W. R. R Carolina and North Western E. T. & W. N. C. R. R East Tennessee and Western North Carolina N. & W Norfolk and Western N. S. R. R Norfolk Southern Railway N. Car. R. R North Carolina Railroad N. W. N. C. R. R North Western North Carolina P. A. L. R. R Piedmont Air Line R. & A. R. R Richmond and Alleghany : : 6 Preface R. & A. A. L. R. R Raleigh and Augusta Air Line R. & D. R. R Richmond and Danville R. & G. R. R Raleigh and Gaston S. A. L Seaboard Air Line S. R. R Southern Railway W. N. C. R. R Western North Carolina Railroad Wil. & Weldon Wilmington and Weldon Wil., N. & N. R. R Wilmington, New Bern and Northern There are two lists, which are arranged as follows 1. In the first column the arrangement is made alphabetically, by places. Column two gives a description of the station, as city, town, village, postofnce, railroad station, crossroads, church, schoolhouse, mountain, mountain gap, railroad bridge, etc. In the third column is given the name of the county in which the station is located. In the fourth column is the authority for the altitude given. In the fifth column is the elevation of the station, in feet. Where there is a disagreement among the authorities as to the alti- tude of a place, or where there is some doubt as to its being exact, the letter "a" is placed to the right and a little above the figure, indicating that the altitude given is approximate. 2. There is a second list divided by counties arranged alphabeti- cally, and under each county the arrangement is as follows Column one gives the names of the stations, arranged alphabeti- cally; the second column is a description of the station; the third column gives the authority ; and in the fourth column is the elevation in feet. Because of the effect of elevation on health, on vegetation, and on the occupations of the people, »this report will be of distinct benefit not only to the scientists working out data in regard to the agricultural and other resources of the State, but also to the home-seeker, the health-seeker, and the tourist. It is realized that this list is incomplete, and that there may be discrepancies which further data will bring out. It is planned, how- ever, to add to this list from time to time and to make any corrections which may be brought to the attention of the Survey. Joseph Hyde Pratt, State Geologist. .. ALTITUDES IN NORTH CAROLINA Description of Elevation Location of Station County Authority c Station in Feet Abbottsburg Postoffice Bladen S. A. L 106 Abbotts Creek Creek at So. Ry..- Davidson-. S. R. R 649 Aberdeen Postoffice Moore S. A. L 351 Abe's Mount. M ountain Cleveland- U. S. G. S 950a Abshers- Postoffice Wilkes U. S. G. S 1,420a Academy Crossroads.. Crossroads Wayne U. S. G. S 146 Acorn Village Gates U. S. G. S 38 Acre Station Beaufort. .. U. S. G. S 34 Acton Postoffice Buncombe. U. S. G. S 2,000a Addie Postoffice Jackson U. S. G. S 2,252 Advance.. Postoffice Davie S. R. R 787 Aho. Village Watauga— U. S. G. S 3,900a Ahoskie, near station. Postoffice Hertford... U. S. G. S._ 53 fToner 850 Albemarle Postoffice. Stanly. is. R. R 467 |U. S. G. S 5,207 Albert, Mount- Mountain. Macon. \Guyot 5,254 Alexander Mountain. Buncombe. Guyot . 6,447 Alexander Station Buncombe. N. C. G. S 1,792 Alexander, in front of sta.-. Station Buncombe. U. S. G. S 1,791 Alexander, near station Station Buncombe. U. S. G. S 1,795 Alexis Postoffice. Gaston U. S. G. S 886 Algood Hamlet-.. Yadkin U. S. G. S 1,000a Allanstand Postoffice. Madison U. S. G. S 2,000a Alleghany Village Madison U. S. G. S 2,700a Allenton > Postoffice. Robeson S. A. L 131 All Healing Springs Village Alexander.. U. S. G. S 1,225 All Healing Springs.--* Village Gaston U. S. G. S.. 850a Alligoods, at road crossing. Station Beaufort... U. S. G. S 38 Alma Postoffice. Robeson S. A. L 182 Almond Postoffice. Swain S. R. R 1,560a Alpha Village Rowan 780a Alspaugh _. Village Forsyth 968 Alto. Village Buncombe- U. S. G. S. 2,400a. Alwood Village Pitt U. S. G. S 42 Amantha Postoffice. Watauga.. U. S. G. S 2,820a Amboy Village Chowan U. S. G. S 33 Ames Station S. A. L 545. Amherst College Hamlet Burke— U.S. G. S 1,019 Amity Village Iredell U. S. G. S 1,000a Amity Church Church Mecklenburg- U. S. G. S 765 Ammons Knob... Mountain- Macon. U. S. G. S 3,916a Amos Plotts Balsam Mountain. Jackson Guyot. 6,278 Anderson Mountain- Catawba U. S. G. S 1,547 Anderson Bridge Franklin U. S. G. S 175a Andrews Town Cherokee S. R. R 1,750 Andrews Bald Mountain- Swain Yeates. 5,795 Angeline Hamlet Henderson U. S. G. S 2,050a Annandale Station Pender A. C. L 45 Anson-Union county line.. S. A. L 456 Antioch Church. Johnston- U. S. G. S 160 Antioch Church Church. Gaston U. S. G. S 849 (S. A. L.._ 504 Apex Postoffice. Wake. \R.&A.A.L.R.R. 508 Apple Grove- Postoffice. Ashe.. U. S. G. S 3,137 a=Approximate. .. .. 8 Altitudes in North Carolina Description of Location of Station County Authority Elevation Station in Feet Aquone Postoffice Macon U. S. G. S 2,950a Ararat Postoffice Surry C. F. &Y. V.R.R. 898 Arba Village._. Greene U. S. G. S.'. 116 Archer Village.. Johnston... U. S. G. S 338 Arden Postoffice Buncombe- U. S. G. S 2,250a S. A. L 175 Argyle.. Postoffice Hoke Car. C. R. R 175 Arlington. ._. .. Village.. Mecklenburg- U. S. G. S._- 642 Armour Postoffice. Columbus S. A. L 50 Arneys Store Hamlet... Burke U. S. G. S 1,111 Arthurs Mill Mill Iredell 1,000 Asbury Church Church.. Lincoln U. S. G. S.. 968 Asbury Mountain Mountain Alexander U.
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