Shoals, Surry County, North Carolina

Shoals is a small unincorporated community in the Shoals Township of Surry County, North Carolina.

Geography

The community is located on the Yadkin River near Grassy Creek and is named for the nearby Bean Shoals rapids found in the Yadkin Harvard citation|Powell|1968|p=452. The community has an elevation of 980 feet above sea level. Area landmarks include Shoals Baptist Church, Shoals United Methodist Church and Shoals Elementary School.

Attractions

Sections of the Pilot Mountain State Park that reach the rapids of the Yadkin River are located in the Shoals community. Also located here is Horne Creek Living Historical Farm, an actual farm that is operated by turn-of-the-century technology to showcase what life in northwestern North Carolina was like at the time. The farm is operated by the state of North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources.

Maps of Shoals and surrounding area

References

Citation
last = Powell
first = William S.
author-link = William S. Powell
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year = 1968
date =
title = The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places
place = Chapel Hill
publisher = University of North Carolina Press
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volume =
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isbn = 0-8078-1247-1
url =

See also

* Shoals Township

External links

* [http://www.surry.k12.nc.us/shoalsweb Shoals Elementary School]
* [http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/horne/horne.htm Horne Creek Living Historical Farm]