Rhodhiss, North Carolina
human settlement in Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America
Rhodhiss is a town in Caldwell and Burke counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, Rhodhiss had a population of 997. It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
The name "Rhodhiss" comes from John M. Rhodes and George B. Hiss. They joined to build a cotton mill on the upper Catawba River in Caldwell County. With a $500,000 investment, they helped construct the village of Rhodhiss, which included a horseshoe-shaped dam, electric generator, mill, general store, and worker houses. Rhodhiss Manufacturing Company opened in 1902, with Rhodhiss incorporating as a town in 1903. Within the next decade, the Town of Rhodhiss would expand into Burke County, with a new steel bridge spanning the Catawba River to connect the town together.
The material of the U.S. flag that astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin erected on the first visit to the Moon in 1969, was woven at Burlington Mills Plant 2 in Rhodhiss. Glen Price, a lifelong Rhodhiss resident, was manager at the time.
The public source identifies “Rhodhiss, North Carolina” as human settlement in Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Rhodhiss, North and Carolina.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 19, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2027047. VIAF identifies the subject as 141928951. The Library of Congress control number is n83030439. Authority coordinates are 35.770, -81.433. 3 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1902, 1903 and 1969.
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