North Carolina
Caldwell County
Wilson Creek Township

Mortimer

Mortimer, is a ghost town in Wilson Creek Township, , in the northwestern part of the state. Once a mill town with a population of around 800, it was founded in 1904 when the Ritter Lumber Company bought the land where Mortimer was built to house its workers.
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: human settlement in North Carolina, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Mortimer, North Carolina”

Mortimer

Latitude
35.99033° or 35° 59′ 25″ north
Longitude
-81.75957° or 81° 45′ 34″ west
Elevation
1,496 feet (456 metres)
Open location code
867WX6RR+45
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153997964
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
4480302
Wiki­data ID
Q14708050
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