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Maggie Valley is a town in Haywood County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,687 at the 2020 census. [4] A popular tourist destination, it is home to Cataloochee Ski Area and the former Ghost Town in the Sky amusement park. Maggie Valley is part of the Asheville metropolitan area.
Ghost Town was the brainchild of R.B. Coburn, a Covington, VA native who moved to Maggie Valley, North Carolina. Originally, it was planned that the park would be placed between the towns of Waynesville, North Carolina and Clyde, North Carolina , but future owner Alaska Presley suggested the mountain top locale.
Pages in category "People from Maggie Valley, North Carolina" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton (October 5, 1946 – March 16, 2009) was an American Appalachian moonshiner and bootlegger.Born in Maggie Valley, North Carolina, [1] [2] he grew up, lived and died in the rural areas around Maggie Valley and nearby Cocke County, Tennessee.
People from Maggie Valley, North Carolina (3 P) W. ... Pages in category "People from Haywood County, North Carolina" The following 12 pages are in this category, out ...
Daniel Boone (1734–1820), explorer, lived in the Yadkin River valley of western North Carolina for many years ; Fred Brooks (born 1931), software engineer and computer scientist ; Eliza Bryant (1827–1907), humanitarian (Wayne County) Judy Clarke (born 1952), criminal defense attorney in many high-profile cases (Asheville)
Raymond Fairchild (March 15, 1939 – October 13, 2019) was an American banjo player from North Carolina in the Great Smoky Mountains.He was widely known for his fast playing, his fancy and intricate picking, and his ability to mimic the sounds of both animals and humans.
According to the 2020 United States census, North Carolina is the 9th-most populous state with 10,439,388 inhabitants, but the 28th-largest by land area spanning 53,819 square miles (139,390 km 2) of land. [1] [2] North Carolina is divided into 100 counties and contains 551 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, or villages. [3]