▁buildings ▁and ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁evidence ▁of ▁what ▁had ▁gone ▁on ▁here ▁before . ▁ ▁By ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁there ▁was ▁only ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁business es ▁remaining . ▁The ▁North ▁Carolina ▁General ▁Assembly ▁formally ▁rev oked ▁the ▁town ' s ▁char ter ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁middle ▁and ▁latter ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁Tod d ▁was ▁just ▁a ▁cross ro ads ▁with ▁a ▁post ▁office , ▁a ▁store ▁and ▁home ▁to ▁hard - working ▁mountain ▁far ming ▁families . ▁It ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁that ▁Tod d ▁has ▁seen ▁a ▁res urg ence ▁driven ▁by ▁cultural ▁tour ism ▁and ▁second - home ▁communities . ▁ ▁River g irl ▁Fish ing ▁Company ▁and ▁the ▁Tod d ▁Mer c ant ile ▁& ▁Bak ery ▁are ▁popular ▁with ▁residents ▁and ▁visitors ▁al ike . ▁ ▁The ▁El k land ▁School ▁G ymnasium , ▁R . ▁T . ▁Gre er ▁and ▁Company ▁Root ▁and ▁Her b ▁W are house , ▁and ▁Tod d ▁Historic ▁District ▁are ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Un in cor por ated ▁communities ▁in ▁As he ▁County , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Category : Un in cor por ated ▁communities ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁Category : 1 8 3 3 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina <0x0A> </s> ▁Kate ▁Camer on ▁Sim m ons ▁( 1