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  2. Spruce Pine, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Spruce Pine is the exclusive supplier of sand to Augusta National Golf Club. The town suffered flooding and devastation as a result of Hurricane Helene in 2024. Spruce Pine has high-purity quartz, a mineral required in a variety of important products, such as semiconductors. [7] [8] [9] View the Spruce Pine Mining District article for further ...

  3. 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.

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

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    S side of Cane Creek Rd., just W of jct. with NC 1239: Hawk: 4: Downtown Spruce Pine Historic District: Downtown Spruce Pine Historic District: August 28, 2003 : Roughly bounded by Oak Ave., Locust St., Topaz St., and NC 226

  6. Gunter Building - Wikipedia

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    Gunter Building is a historic commercial building located at Spruce Pine in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States. It was built about 1941, and is a two-story, three bay by four bay, building constructed of river-tumbled micaceous biotite. It was built by local stonemasons Charlie Mitchell and Dave Greene for the Belk-Broome Company. [2]

  7. Spruce Pine - Wikipedia

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    Spruce Pine may refer to: Pinus glabra, a tree found on the coastal plains of the southern United States, commonly known as the Spruce pine; Spruce Pine, Alabama, a census-designated place in Franklin County, Alabama, United States; Spruce Pine, North Carolina, a town in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States

  8. 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 ...

  9. Mayland Community College - Wikipedia

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    Mayland Community College is a public community college in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. The college also operates learning centers in Newland and Burnsville. The name of the college is derived from the three counties it primarily serves: Mitchell, Avery, and Yancey. It is part of the North Carolina Community College System.