Eure, North Carolina

Eure is an unincorporated community in mid-western Gates County, North Carolina. It lies at an elevation of 23 feet (7 m).[1] It's only about 15 minutes away from Merchants Millpond State Park,[2] and about 40 minutes away from the Great Dismal Swamp.[3]

Eure, North Carolina
Unincorporated community
Eure
Coordinates: 36°25′39″N 76°51′12″W
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyGates
Elevation
23 ft (7 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1025312

The community of Eure has a VFD, The Eure Volunteer Fire Department, which has been serving its community since 1980. [4]

The Train House, run by Richard and Peggy Pearce, is open every night for the month of December, excepting Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day. It exhibits model trains in a world created by the Pearces themselves, an impressive display of old fashioned toys, advertisements and other objects from the past, and a little room lined with a collection of Barbies. [5]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eure, North Carolina
  2. "Eure to Merchants Millpond State Park". Eure to Merchants Millpond State Park. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  3. "Eure to Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge". Eure to Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  4. "Eure Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. | USA Fire Departments". usfiredept.com. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  5. "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2020-01-28.



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