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Fuquay-Varina is located in the northeast central region of North Carolina, where the North American Piedmont and Atlantic Coastal Plain regions meet. This area is known as the "Fall Line" because it marks the elevation inland at which waterfalls begin to appear in creeks and rivers.
The rivers of central North Carolina rise on the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge. The two largest of these are the Catawba River and the Yadkin River, and they drain much of the Piedmont region of the state. The major rivers of Eastern North Carolina, from north to south, are: the Chowan, the Roanoke, the Tar, the Neuse and the Cape Fear.
Pikeville, North Carolina Location within the state of North Carolina Coordinates: 35°29′56″N 77°59′10″W / 35.49889°N 77.98611°W / 35.49889; -77
Cedar Grove, Orange County, North Carolina (the United States) Show map of the United States Coordinates: 36°10′04″N 79°10′04″W / 36.16778°N 79.16778°W / 36.16778; -79
Module:Location map/data/USA North Carolina is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of North Carolina. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
The North Carolina Pottery Center is a museum which highlights the Seagrove region's pottery traditions. Seagrove's pottery tradition dates back to the 18th century before the American Revolution. Many of the first Seagrove potters were Scots-Irish immigrants. They primarily produced functional, glazed earthenware. Due to the high quality of ...
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Gibson was originally located in Richmond County, North Carolina. [4] A post office was built in the area in 1846, and the town was named for its first postmaster, Noah Gibson. [5] In 1883 the Raleigh and Augusta Air Line Railroad made plans to build a spur line to Gibson to bring goods to the locale and ship cotton out from local residents to ...