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Banner Elk is a town in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,028 at the 2010 census. [4] Banner Elk is home to Lees–McRae College.
Lees–McRae College is a private college in Banner Elk, North Carolina, affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA).Lees–McRae College sits in the Appalachian Mountains at 3,720 feet (1,130 m) above sea level, [5] the highest elevation of any American college or university east of the Mississippi River. [6]
Banner Elk Hotel is a historic hotel building located at Banner Elk, Avery County, North Carolina. The original section of the hotel dates to about 1856, with expansions made between 1877 and 1891. Two-story rear wings and smaller additions were made between 1891 and 1898.
In Banner Elk, the city celebrated the arrival of laundry machines set up inside of a tractor-trailer, and the hundreds still remaining in town rejoiced that the Best Western opened its showers in ...
Avery County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina.As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,806. [1] The county seat is Newland. [2] The county seat was initially established in Elk Park when the county was first formed, but was moved to Newland upon completion of the courthouse in 1912.
Jerry Hicks, a Banner Elk resident, found $20 on the ground, then won $1 million on a scratch-off ticket.
It flows to NC 194 (Balm Highway/Main Street), then changes direction to Southwest and connects with Shoemaker Creek as it enters the town limits of Banner Elk. It goes parallel with NC 194 before it bends left and cuts through the Banner Elk park area, eventually reaching NC 184 (Tynecastle Highway/Shawneehaw Avenue).
The Woolly Worm Festival is an event held each October since 1978 in Banner Elk and Avery County, North Carolina. [1] The festival celebrates the supposed weather-predicting abilities of the woolly worm, also called "woolly bear" which is a caterpillar or larvae of the isabella tiger moth. Events include a caterpillar race.