Sunday, November 25, 2007

Sophia, North Carolina
Sophia is a small unincorporated community in central Randolph County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is located along U.S. Highway 311, just northwest of the route's intersection of with I-73/I-74/US 220 and southeast of Archdale, North Carolina. It is the location of WGHP-TV's (Fox 8) television transmitter tower. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Sophia citizens protested the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) on its plan to route I-74 through the center of town, essentially removing the community from existence. After a hearing with locals, the NCDOT decided to shift the planned corridor about 1 mile to the north.
Coordinates: 35°49′23″N, 79°51′39″W
Archdale | Asheboro | High Point | Randleman
Franklinville | Liberty | Ramseur | Seagrove | Staley | Trinity
Sophia

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