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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.
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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 township does not have any cities or towns within it.
Yancey Collegiate Institute Historic District is a historic school complex and national historic district located at Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina.The district encompasses seven contributing buildings, one contributing structure, and one contributing object built between 1914 and 1955.
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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.
Bald Creek Historic District is a national historic district within the community of Bald Creek [2] located about ten miles west of Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina. [ 3 ] The district encompasses 18 contributing buildings and 5 contributing structures in the Bald Creek community.
The Nu Wray Inn is an historic hotel located at Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina. It was built in 1833 at the time Yancey County was formed and a year before Burnsville was established. It was originally built of logs and had eight bedrooms and a dining room and kitchen. [ 2 ]