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Burnsville is a town that serves as the county seat of Yancey County, North Carolina, United States. [4] Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, sits in the shadow of Mount Mitchell, the highest peak in the Eastern Continental United States. The population was 1,612 at the 2020 census.
Burnsville Township, population 1,942, is one of eight townships in Anson County, North Carolina. Burnsville Township is 48.93 square miles (126.7 km 2 ) [ 1 ] in size and is located in northwestern Anson County.
This byway also connects to the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway (at Topton and Almond via US 129 and North Carolina Highway 28, or NC 28). [ 4 ] Mount Mitchell Scenic Drive is a 52-mile (84 km) byway from I-26 , through Burnsville , to the summit of Mount Mitchell State Park .
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The area of Yancey County was inhabited by the Cherokee prior to European settlement, as was much of the southern Appalachian region. [citation needed]Independent and sturdy Scottish, English, and Scotch-Irish and Irish settlers of the Carolina frontier had crossed the Blue Ridge Mountains and settled the Toe River Valley by the mid-18th century.
The Cane River is a 38.3-mile (61.6 km) river in Yancey County, North Carolina.It originates from the confluence of Beech Nursery Creek, off the western slope of Mount Mitchell, and Blue Sea Creek, off the northeastern slope of Blackstock Knob, in the Black Mountains.
A Farmer's and Artisan's Market is held regularly on the town's green areas on the waterfront. The North Carolina Estuarium along the Pamlico River holds more than 200 scientific and historic exhibits relating to the ecology of North Carolina's estuaries, the Tar-Pamlico River and Pamlico Sound. The Estuarium also includes a 3/4 mile boardwalk ...
Its location in the Piedmont region means average winter temperatures ranging from 28.9–52.4 °F (−1.7–11.3 °C), with moderate snowfall, and mild to hot summers. [23] The county is sometimes included in the well-known "Carolina Alley." This is mostly caused by the cold air from the Appalachian Mountains mixing with the warm Piedmont air ...