Cruso,_North_Carolina

Cruso, North Carolina

Cruso, North Carolina

Unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States

Cruso (also Crusoe) is an unincorporated community in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States.[1]

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Cruso is near Pisgah National Forest.[2]

History

Cruso was named upon establishment by its first postmaster, who reportedly had just read the novel Robinson Crusoe by Englishman Daniel Defoe.[3]

On August 17, 2021, six people died as a result from flooding from Tropical Storm Fred. As of June 2022, there are still piles of debris in and around Cruso.[4][5]

Notes

  1. [1]
    "Cruso, North Carolina". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. [2]
    "Cruso Populated Place Profile / Haywood County, North Carolina Data".
  3. [3]
    "Cruso search". NCpedia. October 10, 2012. Archived from the original on April 12, 2024.
  4. [4]
    WRAL (August 27, 2021). "Cruso man marks sixth confirmed death in Haywood County after flooding from Fred". WRAL.com. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Body of final missing person found in Haywood County". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved May 25, 2022.


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