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A post office called Rhodo was established in 1906, and remained in operation until 1916.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=NC&county=Cherokee | title=Post Offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=3 July 2019}}</ref> According to tradition, the community's name is a corruption of "raw dough", a description of a local inn's biscuits.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703220903/https://www.cherokeecountychamber.com/community-backstory/ | title=Community Backstory | publisher=Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce | accessdate=3 July 2019}}</ref> |
A post office called Rhodo was established in 1906, and remained in operation until 1916.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=NC&county=Cherokee | title=Post Offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=3 July 2019}}</ref> According to tradition, the community's name is a corruption of "raw dough", a description of a local inn's biscuits.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cherokeecountychamber.com/community-backstory/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703220903/https://www.cherokeecountychamber.com/community-backstory/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=3 July 2019 | title=Community Backstory | publisher=Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce | accessdate=3 July 2019}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:33, 7 August 2020
Rhodo is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina.[1]
History
A post office called Rhodo was established in 1906, and remained in operation until 1916.[2] According to tradition, the community's name is a corruption of "raw dough", a description of a local inn's biscuits.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rhodo, North Carolina
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Community Backstory". Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
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35°13′03″N 83°45′08″W / 35.21750°N 83.75222°W
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