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Mount Mourne Plantation

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It is currently privately owned, and is closed to the public. The plantation gave its name to the modern-day community of
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Mount Mourne, State Routes 1170 & 1189, Mount Mourne, Iredell County, NC
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style frame dwelling. It features a hipped roof entrance
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Mount Mourne Plantation is located in North Carolina
Mount Mourne Plantation is located in the United States
Mount Mourne, North Carolina
35°33′6.1632″N 80°50′39.0402″W / 35.551712000°N 80.844177833°W / 35.551712000; -80.844177833
MPS
74001354
plantation
house
Mount Mourne
Iredell County, North Carolina
Federal
Greek Revival
portico
Tuscan order
National Register of Historic Places
Rufus Reid
enslaved people
Iredell County
Mount Mourne, North Carolina


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service
"Mount Mourne"


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