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12811
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Known for its highest elevation of any county in North Carolina, Yancey, encompasses 311 square miles and contains the tallest peak in eastern America, Mt. Mitchell. Although established in December 1833, records indicate that settlers inhabited the region as far back as 1778. The first road built in the region was in 1840 and the railroad arrived in 1901. Yancey, primarily a lumber region, survived off agricultural endeavors as well, specifically apples and dairy products.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 28 Issue 9, Oct 1960, p10-12, 23-27, il, map
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14344
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The early history of Yancey County has long intrigued the historian as being representative of pioneer days in the unbroken wilderness of the Southern Appalachians. The men of that country of high peaks and tremendous ranged had the experience of Indians, and old tales accord this ability to Nate Dempsey and Tom Wilson, who have been kept alive by legend, as they lived as neighbors and fought as friend or foe.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 15 Issue 9, Aug 1947, p21-22
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23799
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Lesley Riddle, an African American musician from Burnsville, was an early influence in country music in Western North Carolina in the 1930s and 1940s.
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38149
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Burnsville’s identity is defined by more than a nineteenth century privateer. As much as nearby Mount Mitchell State Park, town square festivals, and local businesses, Burnsville is defined by art. As noted by the author, the art is around downtown, in Toe River Studio and EnergyXchange, and at a glass blower’s Quonset hut. Perhaps not surprising: the 500 artists residing in Yancey County give it one of the greatest concentration of artists in the country.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 81 Issue 2, July 2013, p36-38, 40, 42-46 Periodical Website
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38213
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Senate president Calvin Graves’ conclusion, that North Carolina needed railroads, brought a better connection between the state’s crop producing west and machinery producing east. Results were the founding of cities such as Burlington and creation of conduits for ports such Wilmington’s. The irony behind this beginning is Grave’s concluded political career in his home county and relative anonymity today. Currently, only a highway marker in Yanceyville recognizes his role in the growth of North Carolina’s manufacturing industries’ muscle.