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The town water system was installed in 1925. The Graham County Courthouse was constructed in Robbinsville in 1874 but its floor collapsed two decades later while the building was packed during a murder trial. A replacement built in 1895 was the last wooden courthouse built in North Carolina. The third and current building was completed in 1942 ...
On April 13, 1989, Thunderbird Mountain became the Town of Santeetlah, [17] and in 1991, Executive National transferred the roads and the water system to the town. Through state grants and assessments on the properties (including those of the insurance company), a new water system was created and the roads were repaved.
Santeetlah Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Cheoah River (river mile 9) in Graham County, North Carolina. It, a pipeline/tunnel facility, and a powerhouse form the Santeetlah Development. The Santeetlah powerhouse is located on the left bank of the Cheoah Reservoir portion of the Little Tennessee River five miles (8 km) upstream of the Cheoah Dam.
The first town called Fontana in North Carolina was a tent town of the Montvale Lumber Company in 1890. The name was given by Mrs. George Leidy Wood, wife of the vice-president of the company. A permanent town was constructed nearby in 1907 to support nearby copper mines, and an extension of the Murphy Branch of the Southern Railway was ...
Here are Western North Carolina's top performers for the fourth round of the NCHSAA playoffs. Cuttler Adams, Robbinsville: Adams rushed for 282 yards and four touchdowns on 27 carries, helping ...
Tapoco is an unincorporated community in Graham County, North Carolina, United States. Tapoco is located on U.S. Route 129 near the Little Tennessee River, 11 miles (18 km) northwest of Robbinsville. Named for the acronym of the former Tallassee Power Company, Tapoco had a post office until it closed on October 26, 1995. [2] [3]
Across western North Carolina and parts of eastern Tennessee, Helene’s destruction continued to emerge on Sunday. The storm washed away bridges, closed roads, destroyed buildings and cut off power.
In honor of Karl Robbins, the citizens of Hemp changed the name of the town to Robbins. The name of the town officially became Robbins in 1943, by act of the North Carolina General Assembly. Later industries included a poultry processing plant, a mobile home manufacturing plant, and several textile mills. Ithaca Industries was a textile ...