Meat Camp, North Carolina

Meat Camp
—  Unincorporated  —
Meat Camp Location within the state of North Carolina
Coordinates: 36°17′58″N 81°40′35″W / 36.29944°N 81.67639°W / 36.29944; -81.67639Coordinates: 36°17′58″N 81°40′35″W / 36.29944°N 81.67639°W / 36.29944; -81.67639
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Watauga County
Elevation	3,402 ft (1,037 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	28607
Area code(s)	828
GNIS feature ID	1021403[1]

Meat Camp is an unincorporated community located in Watauga County, North Carolina, United States. It is supposedly named after a primitive packing house used by hunters since before the Revolutionary War.^[2] The community is located on Meat Camp Road (via NC 194), north of Boone.

History

Situated along the Old Buffalo Trail and established before the Revolutionary War, Meat Camp was the location where hunters stored their dressed animal carcasses until they were ready to return to their homes in the lowlands. Between 1790-1800 a road was established through the area, connecting the Yadkin River Valley (near Wilkesboro) to Trade, Tennessee. In 1851, the Meat Camp Baptist Church was organized, establishing a permanent population in the area to this day.^[2]

See also

• South Fork New River

References

1. ^ "Meat Camp, North Carolina". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1021403. Retrieved 2011-09-10. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Sakowski, Carolyn (2011). Touring the Western North Carolina Backroads. John F. Blair. ISBN 9780895875594.