Minneapolis, North Carolina

36°05′57″N 81°59′13″W / 36.09917°N 81.98694°W / 36.09917; -81.98694CountryUnited StatesStateNorth CarolinaCountyAveryNamed forMinneapolis, Minnesota^[1]Elevation3,665 ft (1,117 m)Population • Total429Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codeArea code828GNIS feature ID1021490^[2]

Minneapolis is a community located along US 19-E in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. It shares its name with two other cities nationwide: another small town in Kansas, and the much larger and more famous city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, that state's largest city.

History

As early as 1904, the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad went through the community of Minneapolis, but bypassed it as it traveled between Cranberry and Montezuma. In 1910 a depot was built, mainly to service a sawmill and asbestos factory; in 1937, the depot was abandoned, but flag stops still continued till 1940. After the rails were removed, the railway bed became the foundation for Old Toe River Road.

See also

• Big Yellow Mountain
• East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad
• North Toe River

References