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NC 281 is a 36.6-mile (58.9 km) two-lane mountain highway that begins at the South Carolina state line in Jackson County, before quickly entering Transylvania County. In South Carolina, the road continues south as SC 130. It runs concurrent with US 64 near Sapphire, then goes 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east where it splits and continues north to Lake ...
Website. www.transylvaniacounty.org. Transylvania County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census the population is 32,986. [ 2 ] Its county seat is Brevard. [ 3 ] Transylvania County comprises the Brevard, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Asheville-Waynesville-Brevard, NC Combined ...
Partitioned into Greene County, Lenoir County, and Wayne County. Tryon County. 1768 [ 14 ] 1779 [ 14 ] Partitioned into Lincoln County and Rutherford County. For several months in 1784, Cumberland County was known as Fayette County and sent representatives to the North Carolina General Assembly of April 1784 under this name.
The Lower Whitewater Falls, across the border in South Carolina, plummets another 400 feet, if the first view wasn't spectacular enough. The area, managed by the U.S. Forest Service, is roughly 60 ...
Jackson County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 43,109. [ 1 ] Since 1913, its county seat has been Sylva, [ 2 ] which replaced Webster. Cullowhee is the site of Western Carolina University (WCU). In the early 21st century, the university has more than 12,000 ...
Many definitions will vary. Western North Carolina (often abbreviated as WNC) is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains; it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It contains the highest mountains in the Eastern United States, with 125 peaks rising to over 5,000 feet (1,500 meters) in elevation.
Ashe County is located in extreme northwestern North Carolina. The county is bordered by two states: Virginia on the north; and Tennessee to the west. The county is located entirely within the Appalachian Mountains region of North Carolina. Most of the county is located atop a rolling plateau that ranges from 2,500 to 3,000 feet (760 to 910 m ...
Website. www.wataugacounty.org. Watauga County (/ wəˈtɔːɡə / wuh-TAW-guh) [ 1 ] is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 54,086. [ 2 ] Its county seat and largest community is Boone. [ 3 ][ 4 ] The county is in an exceptionally mountainous region, known as the High Country.