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8953
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Beginning in 1975 and held each September since, a reenactment of the Overmountain Victory March takes place. The march honors a the mountain men who were victorious at Kings Mountain during the Revolutionary War. Armed with a horn, a scroll, and Bible, and dressed in clothing of the time period, the group begins at Sycamore Shoals and marches 160 miles to Kings Mountain.
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8986
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Bluff Mountain was purchased by the North Carolina Nature Conservatory last year. Over thirty rare and endangered plants grow on the mountain. Many rare birds have been spotted on or around the mountain. The conservatory has erected a gate to discourage hikers and bicyclists from roaming the mountain and trampling the vegetation.
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9327
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South Fork of the New River is a part of the oldest river system in North America. The gentle mountain river remains one of North Carolina's best-kept travel secrets providing the perfect setting for leisurely canoeists and nature and wildlife enthusiasts. The river is in danger from both ends due to rapid development around Blowing Rock and Boone, and from efforts of the Appalachian Power Company of Virginia seeking to permit damming.
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24549
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Today, hikers can walk the historic trail that ‘Backwater men’ or ‘Overmountain men’ took when combating British forces during the American Revolutionary War in 1780. These men traveled the Big Yellow Mountain Gap to Kings Mountain and defeated Major Patrick Ferguson’s troops.
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35861
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This mountain range, known for possessing the two highest peaks and occasional wind speeds of over one hundred mph, had purported purposes ranging from the practical to peculiar. Speculations included worship sites for Native American tribes and command and observation posts for the military.
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