Handy, North Carolina

Denton is a town in Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the town was 1,494.

Chapel Hill Church Tabernacle is a historic Methodist church tabernacle located near Denton, Davidson County, North Carolina. It was built in 1870 and enlarged in the 1920s. It is a one-story, heavy-timber, open-framework building, open on three sides. It has a concrete floor and a gable-on-hip roof. The tabernacle was originally used for the religious services at the annual camp meetings. The tabernacle is located on the grounds of Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, whose congregation dates from 1854.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

The Adderton–Badgett House is a historic house located near Denton, Davidson County, North Carolina.

Mor-Val Hosiery Mill, also known as Morris Mill, is a historic textile mill located at Denton, Davidson County, North Carolina. It was built in 1936, and is a one-story brick building consisting of a manufacturing area and office wing. It has a low-pitched roof and oversized windows. The mill remained in operation until about 1965.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

Mount Ebal Methodist Protestant Church is a historic property of the Methodist Protestant Church located at the end of SR 2518 near Denton in Davidson County, North Carolina. It was built in 1883, and is a one-story, gabled frame building, 36 feet wide and 48 feet deep. The building rests on fieldstone piers. The building had ceased to be in regular use by about 1940, although an annual homecoming takes place in June each year.Also on the property is a contributing church cemetery.The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

South Davidson High is located near Denton, North Carolina. It adjoins South Davidson Middle School.

Reid Farm is a historic home and farm located near Jackson Hill, Davidson County, North Carolina. The main house is a two-story, four-bay, vernacular Greek Revival style farmhouse. Also on the property are a massive threshing barn and a full complement of log and frame outbuildings dating from the mid-19th through the early-20th centuries. The buildings have been moved to Denton Farmpark.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

The Tuckertown Reservoir is the reservoir formed by the Tuckertown Dam 35°29′05″N 80°10′36″W at the North end of Badin Lake and the High Rock Dam 35°36′03″N 80°14′06″W at the bottom of High Rock Lake in the Uwharrie Lakes Region in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The reservoir is located in Davidson County, Stanly County, Montgomery County, and Rowan County and contains the wide and navigable waterway of the Yadkin River. The dam itself, at the south end of the reservoir, spans the river between Harris Township in Stanly County and Eldorado Township in Montgomery County. Used for hydroelectric power generation, Tuckertown Lake was historically managed and operated by the Alcoa company, but in February 2017 Alcoa sold the power generation to Cube Hydro Carolinas LLC, an affiliate of Cube Hydro Partners, LLC.The lake has multiple crossings. One is the Bringle Ferry Bridge that bridges the river between High Rock (in Davidson County) and Pooletown (in Rowan County), and from which there are views of the High Rock Dam. The second crossing is the NC Hwy 49 Bridge at Tuckertown. The next bridge north of the Bringle Ferry Bridge is located at the Interstate 85 crossing near Salisbury. There are more crossings in the backs of the lakes creeks. The next bridge south of the NC Hwy 49 Bridge is at the James B. Garrison Bridge over Lake Tillery between Albemarle and Troy. The Tuckertown Reservoir occupies a narrow valley in the western edge of the ancient Uwharrie Mountains.

Laniers Creek is a 5.99 mi (9.64 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Uwharrie River in Randolph County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Twomile Creek is a 2.24 mi (3.60 km) long 1st order tributary to the Uwharrie River in Randolph County, North Carolina.

The Bringle Ferry Bridge is a crossing of the Yadkin River Channel and the Tuckertown Reservoir in Rowan County, North Carolina and Davidson County, North Carolina. The bridge is on Bringle Ferry Road between Salisbury, North Carolina and Denton, North Carolina. It is the only crossing of the Yadkin River between the Interstate 85 bridge at Spencer, North Carolina and the NC Hwy 49 bridge near Richfield, North Carolina. The Bringle Ferry Bridge has views of the High Rock Dam to the north, which separates Tuckertown Reservoir from High Rock Lake.

Mill Creek is a 2.12 mi (3.41 km) long 1st order tributary to the Uwharrie River, in Randolph County, North Carolina.