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  2. Bat Cave, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Bat Cave is an unincorporated community in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States and is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.Named after a bat cave located on Bluerock Mountain (also known as Bat Cave Mountain), it is the largest known augen gneiss granite fissure cave in North America and is a protected area, not open to the public.

  3. U.S. Route 19 in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Route description. US 19/ US 74 / US 129 ( Corridor K ), in Murphy. US 19/ US 19E switch at Cane River. US 19 enters North Carolina at the Georgia state line overlapped with US 129 and continues toward Cherokee as Lee Highway. Four miles (6.4 km) into North Carolina, it joins with US 64 / US 74 in Ranger. From Ranger to Andrews, the highway is ...

  4. North Carolina Highway 60 - Wikipedia

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    North Carolina Highway 60 Route information Maintained by NCDOT Length 5.069 mi (8.158 km) Major junctions South end SR 60 Spur at the Georgia line North end US 64 / US 74 near Ranger Location Country United States State North Carolina Counties Cherokee Highway system North Carolina Highway System Interstate US State Scenic ← NC 58 → NC 61 North Carolina Highway 60 (NC 60) is a primary ...

  5. Andrews, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Andrews, North Carolina. /  35.19944°N 83.82583°W  / 35.19944; -83.82583. Andrews is a town in Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,667 at the 2020 census.

  6. Moon-eyed people - Wikipedia

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    The moon-eyed people are a legendary group of short, bearded white-skinned people who are said to have lived in Appalachia until the Cherokee expelled them. Stories about them, attributed to Cherokee tradition, are mentioned by early European settlers in America. In a 1797 book, Benjamin Smith Barton explains they are called "moon-eyed" because ...

  7. Nottely River - Wikipedia

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    The Nottely River is a river in the United States. The river originates in the Blue Ridge Mountains in northern Georgia. The river flows for 51.1 miles (82.2 km) [5] into the artificial Hiwassee Reservoir in North Carolina. The Nottely River is dammed in Georgia, creating Lake Nottely. Arkaqua Creek is a tributary.

  8. Ahoskie, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    FIPS code. 37-00500 [3] GNIS feature ID. 2405124 [2] Website. www .ahoskienc .gov. Ahoskie ( ah-HOSS-kee / ɑːˈhɒski / ⓘ) [4] [5] is a town in Hertford County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,039 at the 2010 census. Ahoskie is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region.

  9. Walker Calhoun - Wikipedia

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    Walker Calhoun. Hewitt Walker Calhoun (May 13, 1918 [2] – March 28, 2012) [3] was an Eastern Band Cherokee musician, dancer, and teacher. [4] He was a medicine man and spiritual leader who worked to preserve the history, religion, and herbal healing methods of his people. [5] With these experiences, Calhoun became instrumental in the ...