Ether, North Carolina
35°26′23″N 79°47′02″W / 35.43972°N 79.78389°W
Ether is an unincorporated community in the northeastern part of Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States.[1] The ZIP Code for Ether is 27247.[2] The building pictured is the Ether Roller mill, a site that tax records place as being built in 1800. This has been used as a local spooky attraction. The building has lost integrity since 2017 when it was left to the elements.
A post office called Ether has been in operation since 1888.[3] The community was named for ether, a drug once prescribed by a local physician.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ether, North Carolina
- ^ "Ether ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 45.
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