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FIPS code. 13-08928 [ 3] GNIS feature ID. 0331197 [ 2] Website. www .cityofblueridgega .gov. Blue Ridge is a city in Fannin County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 1,253. The city is the county seat of Fannin County and the largest city in the county.
The Blue Ridge Scenic Railway is a heritage railroad in northern Georgia. Based in Blue Ridge, Georgia, United States it follows the former Marietta and North Georgia Railroad line along the Toccoa River north to McCaysville, Georgia, and its Twin city of Copperhill, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of the Georgia Northeastern Railroad, which also ...
The Blue Ridge and Atlantic Railroad of the United States purchased the Cornelia - Tallulah Falls section of the North Eastern Rail Road in an attempt to connect Savannah, Georgia to Knoxville, Tennessee. Chartered in 1887, it went bankrupt in about 1892 and in 1898 its properties became part of the newly formed Tallulah Falls Railway.
The Chattahoochee National Forest is composed of an eastern and western forest. The western forest contains Johns Mountain, Little Sand Mountain, and Taylor Ridge (Georgia). The combined total area of the Chattahoochee–Oconee National Forest is 867,265 acres (3,510 km 2 ), of which the Chattahoochee National Forest comprises 751,069 acres ...
Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway route map Route information Maintained by National Park Service Length 469 mi (755 km) Existed June 30, 1936 (1936-06-30) –present Tourist routes Blue Ridge Parkway Restrictions No commercial vehicles Major junctions North end US 250 / Skyline Drive in Rockfish Gap, VA Major intersections US 60 in Humphreys Gap, VA US 220 in Roanoke, VA US 58 in Meadows ...
Blue Ridge Lake is a reservoir in Fannin County, in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. The reservoir encompasses 3,300-acre (1,300 ha) of water, and a "full summer pool" of approximately 1,686 feet (514 m) above mean sea level. It is managed by the Tennessee Valley Authority and is primarily fed by the Toccoa River .
The Peaks of Otter are three mountain peaks in the Blue Ridge Mountains, overlooking the town of Bedford, Virginia, which lies nine miles (14 km) to the southeast along State Route 43. These peaks are Sharp Top, Flat Top, and Harkening Hill . The manmade Abbott Lake lies in the valley surrounded by the three peaks, behind the Peaks of Otter ...
The Blue Ridge Mountains as seen from the Blue Ridge Parkway near Mount Mitchell. The following is a list of mountains constituting the Blue Ridge, a mountain range stretching about 450 miles from Pennsylvania to Georgia in the USA. The Blue Ridge is part of the larger Appalachian Mountain Range.