Whynot, North Carolina Explained

Whynot, North Carolina
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:North Carolina#USA
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Whynot in North Carolina
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:North Carolina
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Randolph
Population As Of:2000
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:184
Elevation Ft:604
Coordinates:35.5322°N -79.754°W
Postal Code Type:Zip code
Postal Code:27341
Area Code:336
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1016647

Whynot is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States, and is included in the Piedmont Triad metropolitan region.[2] Whynot is located on NC 705, also known as the "North Carolina Pottery Highway",[3] 1miles southeast of Seagrove and 7miles west of Jugtown Pottery, a historic pottery listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4] The North Carolina Pottery Highway contains over 100 potteries and galleries in a 15sqmi region surrounding Seagrove.[5]

History

Whynot was first settled in the 18th century by German and English people, along with the nearby communities of Erect, Hemp, Lonely, Steeds, and Sophia.[6] The community was originally spelled with two separate words, "Why Not".[7] The origin of town's name came from residents debating a title for their community. A man finally remarked: "Why not name the town Why Not and let's go home?"[8] [9] [10]

The Why Not Academy and Business Institute, a combination public and private school, was located in the community from 1893 to 1916.[11] [12] Whynot has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.[13] [14]

Arts and culture

Area residents first began making pottery in the 18th century.[15] The area still contains several pottery shops including Dirtworks Pottery, Tom Gray Pottery, Dixieland Pottery, Marsh Pottery, Kovack Pottery, Michele Hastings & Jeff Brown Pottery, and Whynot Pottery.[6] [16]

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Notes and References

  1. . Retrieved on 2008-06-18.
  2. Ridpath . John . 1897 . The Standard American Encyclopedia of Arts, Sciences, History, Biography, Geography, Statistics, and General Knowledge . . 3287 . John Clark Ridpath.
  3. News: Cissna . Bill . Follow 'Pottery Highway' into Carolina haven steeped in clay . . 2005-05-15 . 2008-06-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080916082224/http://www.ajc.com/travel/content/travel/southeast/nc_stories/0505/15trseagrove.html . 2008-09-16 . live .
  4. Web site: North Carolina - Moore County . nationalregisterofhistoricalplaces.com . 2008-06-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080604204843/http://nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/nc/Moore/state.html . 2008-06-04 . live .
  5. Web site: Seagrove, NC- The Little Town That Could . Carolina Arts . 2008-06-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080724040413/http://www.carolinaarts.com/1103seagrovenc.html . 2008-07-24 . live .
  6. Book: Brown, Charlotte . 2006 . The Remarkable Potters of Seagrove: The Folk Pottery of a Legendary . . 13 . 1-57990-634-6 .
  7. Web site: North Carolina State Archives - Postal History Project . North Carolina Office of Archives and History . 2008-06-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080618153144/http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/archives/postal/default.htm . 2008-06-18 . dead .
  8. Sharpe . Bill . 1954 . A New Geography of North Carolina . . 1036 .
  9. Book: Kuralt, Charles . 1985 . On the road with Charles Kuralt . registration . . 181 . 0-399-13087-X .
  10. Web site: Leslie . Bill . Wrath of Lizard Lick . . 2008-02-19 . 2008-06-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080221002401/http://www.wral.com/lifestyles/travel/blogpost/2453906/ . 2008-02-21 . live .
  11. Web site: Inventory of the Auman Family Papers, 1795-2004 - Collection Number 4401 . . 2008-06-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070611012831/http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/a/Auman_Family.html . 2007-06-11 . live .
  12. Patterson . Homer . 1916 . Patterson's American education . . 579 .
  13. Book: Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15: An insider's guide to 201 of the world's weirdest and wildest places . Adams Media . Parker, Quentin . 2010 . xii . 9781440507397 . 2016-10-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170203144520/https://books.google.com/books?id=29zh3dIgmv8C&lpg=PP1&pg=PR12 . 2017-02-03 . live .
  14. Book: Petras. Kathryn. Petras. Ross. Unusually Stupid Americans: A Compendium of All-American Stupidity. 18 December 2007. Random House Publishing Group. 978-0-307-41761-9. 246. 9 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160501133707/https://books.google.com/books?id=U9kM5m3VeUAC&pg=PA246. 1 May 2016. live.
  15. News: Ruhlman . Michael . Shopper's World - Carolina Pottery, Shaped By Tradition . . 1985-12-15 . 2008-06-18.
  16. Web site: Lancaster . H Martin . Making It New In Community Colleges . . 2004-11-04 . 2008-06-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080613224937/http://www.ncccs.cc.nc.us/External_Affairs/President/CreativeEconomy.htm . 2008-06-13.

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