Ferguson is an unincorporated community in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States. Ferguson is located on North Carolina Highway 268, west-southwest of Wilkesboro. Ferguson has a post office with ZIP code 28624.
Attractions
Whippoorwill Academy and Village, which features a museum relating to Tom Dula and hosts Tom Dooley and Southern/Appalachian Culture Day, Daniel Boone Day, Veterans' Day, and Edith's Barn Music Festival.
Graves for Tom Dula, Laura Foster, and Anne Melton—three persons involved in a famous murder incident and immortalized in song.
Notable people
Thomas C. Dula, alleged killer who inspired the "Tom Dooley" folk song.
Roger Hamby, NASCAR driver
Morgan Shepherd, NASCAR driver
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