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  2. Spruce Pine, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Spruce Pine was founded in 1907, when the Clinchfield Railroad made its way up the North Toe River from Erwin, Tennessee.The town was originally centered around a tavern operated by Isaac English, which was located on an old roadway that ran from Cranberry, North Carolina, down to Marion, NC.

  3. Spruce Pine Mining District - Wikipedia

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    The Spruce Pine Mining District is a swath of the valley of the North Toe River in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northwestern North Carolina. The area is mined for its mica, kaolin, quartz and feldspar. [1] Spruce Pine district is one of the largest suppliers of high-purity quartz, which is used in the manufacture of silicon for integrated ...

  4. Mitchell County, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Mitchell County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina.As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,903. [2] Its county seat is Bakersville. [3]The county is home to Spruce Pine, nicknamed the "Mineral City of the World", [4] and Bakersville, "Gateway to Roan Mountain", which includes the world's largest natural rhododendron garden and the longest stretch of grassy bald in the ...

  5. Downtown Spruce Pine Historic District - Wikipedia

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    Downtown Spruce Pine Historic District is a national historic district located at Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina.The district encompasses 33 contributing buildings in the central business district of Spruce Pine.

  6. National Register of Historic Places listings in Mitchell ...

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    Spruce Pine: 5: Mitchell County Courthouse: Mitchell County Courthouse: May 10, 1979 : Main St. Bakersville: 6: Penland Post Office and General Store: Penland Post Office and General Store: April 16, 2012 : 1162 Penland Rd.

  7. Satellite images show devastation in North Carolina as deaths ...

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    This satellite image released by Maxar Technologies shows flooding from Hurricane Helene by the North Toe River and downtown in Spruce Pine, N.C., on Oct. 2, 2024. / Credit: Maxar Technologies / AP

  8. Largest Spruce Pine quartz mine restarts after Helene ... - AOL

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    Between 2019 and 2023, Sibelco said its Spruce Pine sites produced almost 60% more high-quality quartz. And last year, the company announced it would invest $200 million into the site by 2025 to ...

  9. ‘Civilization is pretty much gone’ after Helene tears through ...

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    Andrew Zook, left, helps to clear instruments and other items from the mud inside Majestic Music in downtown Spruce Pine, N.C. on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, days after Hurricane Helene brought heavy ...