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28589
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Several notable gorges in the mountains of Western North Carolina are featured for their unique ecosystems, fragile environments, and beauty. The Linville Gorge, Jocassee Gorges, Hickory Nut Gorge, Cullasaja River Gorge, and the Nantahala Gorge are all pictured and described.
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27287
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In 2014, Sierra Nevada began brewing in Mills River, North Carolina. Due to the popularity of Sierra Nevada’s Pale Ale, the company needed to expand to the East Coast, leading them to North Carolina. Located between Hendersonville and Asheville, the brewery is massive and a huge attraction for visitors and locals.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 84 Issue 5, October 2016,
p140-142, 144, il, map
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4706
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Traveling the Cherohala Skyway from North Carolina's border with Tennessee to Big Santeelah Creek takes eighteen miles. Yet this road in the remote southwestern part of the state gives spectacular views of the Southern Appalachians. Pittilo describes a number of stops and overlooks, including Big Santeelah Gap, Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest, Hooper Bald Overlook, and Beech Gap.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 64 Issue 8, Aug 2000,
p16-21, il
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24614
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The Blue Ridge Parkway, built by the Works Progress Administration, was intended to be a pleasant driving experience and a way to travel from Shenandoah National Park to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In North Carolina, there are 25 tunnels on the Blue Ridge Parkway, ranging in length from 150 feet to 1,434 feet long.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 82 Issue 5, October 2014,
p140-144, 146, 148, 150, 152, 154, il, map
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7886
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The western Piedmont region, which includes Mecklenburg County, where gold was first found in the nation, offers visitors many attractions. Proponents of barbecue say the state's best comes from this region. Furniture, granite, ceramic arts, and sonkers are in the area. Gery describes four places to visit: Boone's Cave Park in Davidson County, a 100-acre parks that is part of the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Trail; Oakboro in Stanly County, a town of 1,200 residents intent on preserving their small town atmosphere; Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge, Anson and Richmond counties, established in 1963 as a haven for wildlife; and Historic Danbury in Stokes County, a town rich in local history.
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17695
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Goerch makes a tour of the western part of the state, listing interesting and enjoyable things to see, including the incredible meal at the Nu Wray Hotel in Burnsville.
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