NC Gazetteer

Olin

Also known as: New Institute
A town in Iredell County
… town in N central Iredell County. Est. and inc. 1855 as New Institute when Brantley York and Baxter Clegg opened an academy there. Reincorporated 1857 as Olin in honor of Stephen Olin, Methodist educator. Inc. again in 1905, but long inactive in municipal affairs.