Rutherfordton Area Map
NOTE: The Telephone AREA CODE for
Rutherford County is 828
The first 3 digits of the postal 'ZIP code' = 281 - except
Forest City = 280; Lake Lure & Chimney Rock = 287
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| Rutherfordton-Spindale-Forest City Overview | |
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Rutherfordton and its two neighbors, Spindale and Forest City are
as distinctly individual as cities could be. Rutherfordton is,
and looks like, an old town if you never get out of the downtown
area. But it has a beautiful residential area north of downtown.
One could call it the town of seven hills because it is very
hilly. Spindale, right next door to Rutherfordton, is flat. Driving through the old downtown of Spindale is like visiting an old railroad town. The track, with strips of green on each side, goes right through the middle of the old downtown. US-74 business is Main Street. There is, of couorse, another US-74, US-74 Alternate that comes in from the western part of the county. From Rutherfordton to the US-74 freeway (which is like an Interstate highway), US-74-A is a four-lane, divided highway. And, as usually happens, shopping centers and office parks and myriad other business now adorn both sides of US-74-A. Ah, yes, Spindale has a new 'downtown' and about as modern as any. No covered malls (yet) but you can bet that's coming, too. Lest we forget, the US-74-A freeway has one other adornment which is vital to the area: Isothermal Community College which, by the way, is also the cultural center of the eastern part of the county. There is something about an environment well sprinkled with college students that puts a special glow on a community. |
Coming back to US-74 Business, continuing east (actually southeast)
we enter Forest City. It is almost impossible to know when you
leave one town and enter another. Someone told me the Forest
City line is around Fairhope Street. And, yes, there is a little
sign - but who really cares except the tax man? |
