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13168
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Comprising 60,000 acres and inhabited by 10,000 individuals, Swain County is the state's most visited region. Containing the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Cherokee Reservation, Nantahala Gorge, Blue Ridge Parkway, Nantahala National Forest, and Fontana Lake, Swain County is a mountainous region. First explored in 1795 and mapped in 1858, Swain is a diverse locality containing natural wonders as well as agriculture, manufacturing, and measured progress.
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34173
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The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission reached a compromise on a proposal to reclassify part of Alarka Creek in Swain County to “outstanding resource waters.” The Alarka Creek reclassification presented a unique case of natural resource management involving sole ownership of the entire drainage area, potential economic development, and the protection of valuable resources. The commission will reconsider rules prohibiting marina construction in certain coastal areas.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 263, May/June 1990,
p1-3
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36260
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Many businesses in Swain and Jackson County prepared for potential tourist influx and ensuring economic impact generated by that year’s solar eclipse. From it were hotels offering special lodging packages and hotels in towns such as Sylva anticipating lodging inventory sell-out.
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36266
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Included in plans to economically and occupationally improve Western North Carolina were newer industries such as craft brewing, as well as mainstays agriculture, tourism, and higher education. Collaboratively, these ventures promised to improve the quality of life in towns ranging from Asheville to Sylva, from counties such as Caldwell and Henderson.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 37 Issue 7, July 2017,
p78-80, 82, 84, 86, 88, 90-91
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Asheville Tourists; Asheville Industries (Asheville); Tourism; Agriculture; Higher education; Caldwell County--Economic conditions; Henderson County--Economic conditions; Henderson County--Industry; Rutherford County--Economic conditions; Buncombe County--Economic conditions; Buncombe County--Industry; Cherokee County; Graham County--Industry; Haywood County--Economic conditions; Haywood County--Industry; Jackson County--Industry; Macon County--Economic conditions; Madison County--Economic conditions; Swain County--Economic conditions; Transylvania County--Industry; North Carolina State University; Appalachian State University