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The known history of the frentera dates back to Ancient Greece, possibly earlier, and the frentera is in use today in Europe, Asia, Australia, and South America. When it includes a disk or sheet of metal, often silver, it is known in English as a testera ( Spanish loanword ), chamfron ( French loanword ), or faceplate .
Tucked away in the mountains of western North Carolina at Lake Lure Flowering Bridge near Chimney Rock, stood a rainbow-painted bridge created by artist Amy Wald in 2022. From its rails, the ...
There are only three authentic covered bridges in the U.S. state of North Carolina of which one is historic. [1] A covered bridge is considered authentic not due to its age, but by its construction. An authentic bridge is constructed using trusses rather than other methods such as stringers , a popular choice for non-authentic covered bridges.
The bridge carries traffic on North Carolina Highway 24/27/73 across the river and Lake Tillery from Stanly County to Montgomery County. Swift Island Bridge , the water's old crossing parallels the newer two-lane bridge which accompanies it; the older bridge is a narrow one-lane concrete arch bridge built in 1922.
Blue Ridge Parkway through Virginia and North Carolina 36°26′03″N 81°03′48″W / 36.4343°N 81.0632°W / 36.4343; -81.0632 ( Blue Ridge Alleghany , Ashe , Watauga , Avery , Mitchell , Yancey , Buncombe , Henderson , Haywood , Transylvania , Jackson , Swain
This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Warren County, North Carolina. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view a Google map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below. [1]
North Carolina Highway 210 (NC 210) is a 192-mile-long (309 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina that connects settlements in the Atlantic Coastal Plain region. Due to its meandering route NC 210 changes directional orientation twice, changing from east-west to north-south at Old Stage Road east of Angier , then ...
Marker for the NC-TN-VA tripoint. The North Carolina–Tennessee–Virginia Corners is a tripoint at which North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia meet. The landmark is located in the Iron Mountains, and is roughly 16 miles (26 km) north of Snake Mountain, and 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Mount Rogers (the highest mountain in Virginia).