Badin, North Carolina

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Badin, North Carolina is a small historic town in Stanly County known for its origins as an aluminum company town near Badin Lake and the Yadkin River.

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Badin, North Carolina canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
adjacentTo Badin Lake recreation areas
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Stanly County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
developedBy Alcoa NERFINISHED
Aluminum Company of America NERFINISHED
economyHistoricallyBasedOn aluminum production
governingBody Badin town council NERFINISHED
governmentType mayor–council government
hasCharacteristic historic company town
small town
hasFeature historic district
planned company-town layout
proximity to Uwharrie National Forest
hasHistoricSignificance example of early 20th-century industrial town planning
hasRecreation boating on Badin Lake
fishing on Badin Lake
hiking near Yadkin River and Uwharrie National Forest
historicalRole aluminum company town
infrastructure residential mill village housing
locatedIn Piedmont region of North Carolina NERFINISHED
Stanly County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
locatedNear Badin Lake NERFINISHED
Uwharrie National Forest NERFINISHED
Yadkin River NERFINISHED
namedFor Badin Lake NERFINISHED
nearbyCity Albemarle, North Carolina NERFINISHED
nearbyWaterBody Badin Lake NERFINISHED
Yadkin River NERFINISHED
originalPurpose housing for aluminum plant workers
partOfMetropolitanArea Albemarle micropolitan area NERFINISHED
postalCode 28009
primaryAccessRoad North Carolina Highway 740 NERFINISHED
region Central North Carolina NERFINISHED
state North Carolina NERFINISHED
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
timeZoneDST Eastern Time Zone
surface form: Eastern Daylight Time

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Tuckertown Dam locatedNear Badin, North Carolina
Falls Reservoir hasNearbyCity Badin, North Carolina
Narrows Dam locatedNear Badin, North Carolina