Glen Alpine, North Carolina

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In 1868 the Southern Railroad was built through what is now Glen Alpine. By 1876, the little town consisted of "only two white families and one Negro."
Men on the railroad called it Turkey Tail because of a tree next to the railroad tracks that had the shape of a turkey tail.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Alpine,_North_Carolina
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Coordinates:   35°43'44"N   81°46'55"W
This article was last modified 13 years ago