Ogreeta, North Carolina
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Ogreeta is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina.[1]
Variant names are "Ogreta" and "Ogretta".[1] A post office called Ogreeta was established in 1880, and remained in operation until 1927.[2] "Ogreeta" most likely is a name derived from an unidentified Native American language; the meaning is unknown.[3] Joe Brown Highway through Ogreeta was paved in the early 1950s. Electricity arrived in Ogreeta in 1947; telephone service came in the mid-1960s. The earliest school in Ogreeta was a log structure which also served as the community's church.[4]
References
- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ogreeta
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- ↑ "Community Backstory". Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- ↑ Quinones-Belian, Anngee (January 7, 2026). "Family's contributions help forge future of area". Cherokee Scout. Murphy, NC: Community Newspapers Inc. p. 3A.
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