NC Gazetteer

Mount Vernon Springs

Also known as: Hickory Springs, Ore Hill
A community in Chatham County
… community in W Chatham County. The springs, a popular resort area in the early and middle nineteenth century, are approx. 1 mi. w; known earlier as Hickory Springs. The present community was inc. as Ore Hill in 1907, but the charter was repealed in 1913. Named for the home of George Washington. Alt. 500. See also Wilcox Iron Works.