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Yadkin Valley had a pre-Prohibition wine industry, when North Carolina produced the most wine than any other state in the nation, centered on the native Muscadine vine. The 18th Amendment prohibited the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors nationwide in 1920. Vineyards were uprooted in favor of tobacco and soybeans which became the cash ...
Pilot Mountain, a metamorphic quartzite monadnock rising to a peak 2,421 feet (738 m) above sea level, is one of the most distinctive natural features in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is a remnant of the ancient chain of Sauratown Mountains .
Location of Pilot Township in Surry County, N.C. Pilot Township is one of fifteen townships in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. The township had a population of 4,085 according to the 2020 census. [1] Geographically, Pilot Township occupies 23.1 square miles (60 km 2) in eastern Surry County.
Pilot Mountain is a town in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,443 at the 2020 census . [ 4 ] It is named for the nearby landmark of Pilot Mountain , a distinctive geological formation.
Shelton Vineyards is a vineyard located in Dobson, North Carolina. Of over 95 North Carolina wineries, [1] Shelton Vineyards is the largest family-owned estate winery in North Carolina. Located in the Yadkin Valley near Mount Airy, the estate is 406-acre (1.64 km 2) acres. The Shelton Vineyards' wines are reflective of the terroir of the Yadkin ...
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He wrote in 1524, "Many vines growing naturally there [in North Carolina] that would no doubt yield excellent wines." [2] The grape was the primary source for North Carolina's 19th Century wine, as it had been for about two centuries. In its place is an increased interest in grape growing, which is rooted in pre-colonial North Carolina’s history.
Pilot Mountain State Park is a North Carolina state park in Surry and Yadkin Counties, North Carolina in the United States. Located near Pinnacle, North Carolina on highway US 52, it covers 3,872 acres (15.67 km 2 ) [ 1 ] and includes the distinctive 2,241 foot (683 m) peak of Pilot Mountain .