Mackeys, North Carolina

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Mackeys, North Carolina
settlement_type = Community
nickname = a.k.a. Mackeys Ferry
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = North Carolina
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Washington
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timezone = Eastern (EST)
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latd = 35 |latm = 55 |lats = 52 |latNS = N
longd = 76 |longm = 36 |longs = 52 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 27970 (Roper, NC)
area_code = 252
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Mackeys is a community in Washington County, North Carolina, United States. Mackeys is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks regions and is located at the mouth of the Mackeys Creek on the south side of the Albemarle Sound.

Geography

Mackeys is located at coor dms|35|55|52|N|76|36|52|W|city (35.931169, -76.614358)GR|1.

Railroad History

Norfolk Southern Railway ran through Mackeys since the turn of the 20th century. The railroad ran from Mackeys to Columbia and from Mackeys to Belhaven. The trains used meet back in Mackeys and then go their ways towards Raleigh via Plymouth or Norfolk via Edenton and Elizabeth City. Prior to the Albemarle Sound Trestle being built, trains used to cross to Edenton via a ferry. In 1910 Norfolk Southern Railway built the world's longest a wooden trestle bridging the 5.05mi from Mackeys to Edenton [http://www.norfolksouthernhs.org/NORFOLK%20&%20SOUTHERN%20RAILROAD%20AT%20MACKEYS%20FERRY.pdf] .

In the late 1980s Norfolk Southern discontinued use of the Albemarle Sound Trestle due to maintenance costs and subsequently dismantled it. This created a short-line from Plymouth to Mackeys. Agriculture products were loaded at the site where the train station used to be until 2004 when the tracks were removed. Today the tracks only run a mile outside the Plymouth city limits to the east into the industrial park.

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