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Ulah is anunincorporated community inRandolph County,North Carolina, United States.[1] south of the neighboringcounty seat ofAsheboro.
Ulah has, for most of its existence, been a little known community. The origin of the name Ulah may refer toUlaid, a Gaelic over-kingdom in north-eastern Ireland during the Middle Ages. Ulaid gave its name to the province of Ulster where many settlers of North-Western Piedmont backcountry frontier came from via theGreat Wagon road from Pennsylvania.[2]Ulah hosted a station and a crew section house for the Aberdeen & Asheboro Railroad. Trains continued to run through Ulah until the line was abandoned in 1952. The section house, built in 1897, can be seen next to US 220 alternate near station road. It has a commemorative plaque denoting its heritage.
The Ulah area is home to many people who work inAsheboro.
There has been talk about incorporating Ulah. The area is densely populated. If incorporated, Ulah would possibly be a tough competitor forTrinity in the title of second most populated city inRandolph County.
35°38′07″N79°49′36″W / 35.63528°N 79.82667°W /35.63528; -79.82667
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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