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Granite Falls was incorporated as a town in 1899. Before its incorporation, Granite Falls went by other names such as Baird's Forge, Catawba View, Lovelady, and Granite. [5] In 1952, Evelyn Kent was elected Mayor of Granite Falls, NC, serving from 1952-1954. She was one of the first women to be elected as a Mayor in the state of North Carolina. [6]
North Carolina Highway 17 (NC 17) was an original state highway that traversed from Hickory to Boone, through Granite Falls, Hudson, Lenoir and Blowing Rock. In 1930, it was extended south on new primary routing to NC 113 , in Propst Crossroads; also same year, US 321 was established in the state and overlapped NC 17 between Hickory and Boone ...
Granite Falls: Lenoir: 11.8 19.0 1948 — Alternate route through Granite Falls, Sawmills and Hudson. US 321A: Lenoir: 5.9 9.5 1941 1948 Provided an alternate bypass route east of Lenoir. Was replaced by US 321. US 401A: Laurinburg: 4.4 7.1 1957 1960 Provided an alternate route through downtown Laurinburg. Was replaced by US 401 Business. US ...
Interactive map of Caldwell County The rocky outcropping of Blowing Rock in the town of Blowing Rock, North Carolina . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 474.61 square miles (1,229.2 km 2 ), of which 471.89 square miles (1,222.2 km 2 ) is land and 2.72 square miles (7.0 km 2 ) (0.57%) is water.
The climb to Linville Falls is somewhat curvy. It is a route heavily traveled by trucks, and a runaway truck ramp is located along this section. Also located in this section is Linville Caverns, a small tourist destination. At Linville Falls, nearby sites include Linville Gorge Wilderness, Linville Falls, (via NC 183) and the Blue Ridge Parkway.
The portion from Granite Falls to Barlow Pass follows the Stillaguamish River. The portion from Barlow Pass to Darrington follows the Sauk River . The "inside" of the highway's namesake loop is a large area containing significant Cascade peaks, including Three Fingers (6,850 ft; 2,090 m), Whitehorse Mountain (6,850 ft; 2,090 m), Mount Dickerman ...
The Granite Falls city hall is located on South Granite Avenue in downtown at a 7,600-square-foot (710 m 2) building that opened in August 2019. It cost $3.9 million to construct, using loans and reserve funds, and replaced a smaller building across the street that had accessibility issues.
North Carolina Highway 176 (NC 176) was established around 1928 and traversed from NC 181, in Pineola, north to NC 175, in Linville. In 1930 it was decommissioned in favor of an extension of NC 181. In 1930 it was decommissioned in favor of an extension of NC 181.