Editing Turkey, North Carolina (section)

==History==
The name of the town was once Springville. During the town's early history, a large group of [[wild turkey]] moved into the area, and the people regarded that as a sign. The town's [[post office]] sometimes has received mail intended for the Republic of [[Turkey]]. At one time, the post office received letters from [[Stamp collecting|stamp collectors]] asking for a [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving Day]] [[postmark]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Feast day has been moveable|last=Leonard|first=Teresa|work=[[News & Observer]]|date=November 29, 2013|page=1B}}</ref>

[[Cherrydale (Turkey, North Carolina)|Cherrydale]] and the [[Hollingsworth-Hines Farm]] were added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1986.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>