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Pineola, North Carolina

FieldValue
official_namePineola
settlement_typeUnincorporated community
named_forOla Penland
image_skylinePineola Presbyterian Church 01.jpg
image_captionThe Pineola Presbyterian Church (1927) in Pineola.
pushpin_mapNorth Carolina
pushpin_label_positionleft
pushpin_map_captionLocation within the state of North Carolina
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_name1North Carolina
subdivision_name2Avery County
timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
coordinates
elevation_m1082
elevation_ft3550
postal_code_typeZIP code
postal_code28662
area_code828
blank_nameGNIS feature ID
blank_info1021936

Pineola is an unincorporated community in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. Its boundaries roughly span a three-mile radius, from the intersection of U.S. Route 221 and North Carolina Highway 181.

Pineola is the site of several businesses, including a concrete plant (Loven Ready Mix), a building supply and lumber company (Loven Lumber Company), a Campground (Down by the River Campground), an asphalt plant, a general store (Lowrey's), a sawmill (Loven Lumber Company), a boutique Salon (Timothy and Company), and a hotel (The Pineola Inn). In the center of Pineola is the hundred plus years old Pineola Presbyterian Church, which is an architectural landmark and historically significant to Avery County. A number of choose and cut Christmas tree farms dot the community for seasonal visitors. The Linville River flows through the area, and is impounded by a dam into what was the original Anthony Lake for several resort communities. The Blue Ridge Parkway passes through the southeast portion of the area.

History

In 1911, a post office was established in the area known as "Saginaw". On July 21, 1914, the community was renamed Pineola after the pine trees growing in the vicinity and Ola Penland, daughter of a local hotel keeper.

During the early 1900s, Pineola was the site of a large logging operation and sawmill, owned by the W.M. Ritter Company. The East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad ("Tweetsie") operated in the community until 1939, when it received permission from the Interstate Commerce Commission to abandon Pineola.

References

References

  1. {{gnis. 1021936. Pineola, North Carolina
  2. [http://northcarolina.hometownlocator.com/NC/Avery/Pineola.cfm Pineola, NC Community Profile]
  3. "North Carolina Gazetteer".
  4. Hardy, Michael. (May 17, 2017). "A few Avery County place names". The Avery Journal Times.
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