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  2. Fort Macon State Park - Wikipedia

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    February 26, 1970. Fort Macon State Park is a North Carolina state park in Carteret County, North Carolina, in the United States. Located on Bogue Banks near Atlantic Beach, the park opened in 1936. Fort Macon State Park is the second most visited state park in North Carolina, with an annual visitation of 1.3 million, despite being one of the ...

  3. Siege of Fort Macon - Wikipedia

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    The siege of Fort Macon took place from March 23 to April 26, 1862, on the Outer Banks of Carteret County, North Carolina. It was part of Union Army General Ambrose E. Burnside 's North Carolina Expedition during the American Civil War. In late March, Major General Burnside’s army advanced on Fort Macon, a casemated masonry fort that ...

  4. Macon County, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Congressional district. 11th. Website. maconnc.org. Macon County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,014. [1] Its county seat is Franklin. [2] The Nantahala River runs through Macon County, flowing into the Little Tennessee River in Swain County.

  5. Franklin, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    2406519 [ 2 ] Website. www.franklinnc.com. Franklin is a town in and the county seat of Macon County, North Carolina, United States. [ 4 ] It is situated within the Nantahala National Forest. The population was reported to be 4,175 in the 2020 census, an increase from the total of 3,845 tabulated in 2010.

  6. Chimney Rock State Park - Wikipedia

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    In May 2005, the North Carolina General Assembly authorized the creation of the "Hickory Nut Gorge State Park." In August 2005 the Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy and The Nature Conservancy purchased a 1,568-acre (6.35 km 2) tract of land south of Lake Lure known as "World's Edge" for $16 million with the intention of transferring the land as the first to be added to the new state park.

  7. Crystal Coast - Wikipedia

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    Crystal Coast. Coordinates: 34.695285°N 76.709010°W. Map of Crystal Coast. The Crystal Coast extends southwestward from Cape Lookout to the New River Inlet. In North Carolina, the Crystal Coast is an 85-mile stretch of coastline that extends from the Cape Lookout National Seashore, which includes 56 miles of protected beaches, southwestward ...

  8. Macon, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    252. FIPS code. 37-40540 [3] GNIS feature ID. 2406072 [2] Macon is a town located in Warren County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 119. It is named for Nathaniel Macon, long-time Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.

  9. Burke County, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.burkenc.org. Burke County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 87,570. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Morganton. [ 2 ] Burke County is part of the Hickory - Lenoir - Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.