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Little Switzerland: 3: Dellinger Mill: Dellinger Mill: November 19, 1998 : 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
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 ...
NC 226 traverses through the gap, which connects Marion and Spruce Pine. Intersecting at the gap is NC 226A , which goes to nearby Little Switzerland . The Blue Ridge Parkway (milepost 330.9) also passes through the gap, providing scenic views along the adjacent ridge lines.
Other notable buildings include the Spruce Pine Depot (1909), Crystal Place (1937), (former) Town Hall (1940), and Day's Drug Store (1950). [ 2 ] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
It is located along North Carolina Highway 226A (NC 226A) off the Blue Ridge Parkway, directly north of Marion and south of Spruce Pine. The elevation is 3,468 feet (1,057 m) above sea level. At this location, in 1909, the "Switzerland Company" was founded by North Carolina State Supreme Court Justice Heriot Clarkson to construct a resort ...
BAY SHORE — When the Little Traverse Conservancy announced the recent purchase of 56 acres with a ¼ mile of shoreline on Little Traverse Bay, it marked a major milestone moment for the conservancy.
NC 226 north – Little Switzerland, Spruce Pine: North end of NC 226 overlap: Burke: Linville Falls: 63.7: 102.5: NC 183 east – Morganton: To Linville Gorge Wilderness: Avery: 64.3: 103.5: Blue Ridge Parkway: To Linville Falls Visitor Center 65.6: 105.6: NC 194 south (Three Mile Highway) – Spruce Pine: South end of NC 194 overlap 70.5: 113.5
North Carolina Highway 226 (NC 226) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Traveling north–south through Western North Carolina , it connects the cities and towns of Grover , Shelby , Marion , Spruce Pine and Bakersville .