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Buncombe County (/ ˈ b ʌ ŋ k ə m / BUNK-um) [1] [2] is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina.It is classified within Western North Carolina.The 2020 census reported the population was 269,452, making it the 7th-most populous county in North Carolina. [3]
Asheville (/ ˈ æ ʃ v ɪ l / ASH-vil) is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. [7] Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, it is the most populous city in Western North Carolina, and the state's 11th-most-populous city.
Waynesville is the county seat of Haywood County, North Carolina, United States. [4] It is the largest town in North Carolina west of Asheville. Waynesville is located about 30 miles (50 km) southwest of Asheville between the Great Smoky and Blue Ridge Mountains. As of the 2010 census, Waynesville had a population of 9,869. [5]
In 1973, Eagleville started a School-Based Services division by placing its first in-school counselor at Keith Valley Middle School in Horsham, PA. In 1975, Eagleville started Montgomery County Day School, an alternative school for non-traditional leaners. The school was later renamed to Lincoln Academy and is now TLC Leadership Academy.
Eagleville was founded in 1832, and was originally named "Liverpool." When a post office opened in 1836, the city changed its name to "Eagleville," since the name Liverpool was already taken . According to local lore, the name was inspired by an unusually large eagle killed in the vicinity.
Granville County and St. John's Parish were established on June 28, 1746, from the upper part of Edgecombe County. [3] It was named for the John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, [4] who as heir to one of the eight original Lords Proprietors of the Province of Carolina, claimed one eighth of the land granted in the charter of 1665.
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park covers a total of 522,419 acres (816.280 sq mi; 211,415 ha; 2,114.15 km 2) The park is roughly evenly divided between Tennessee and North Carolina, and is located within portions of Blount, Sevier, and Cocke Counties in Tennessee, and Swain and Haywood Counties in North Carolina. [12]