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  2. Cherokee, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    GNIS feature ID. 2629369 [2] Cherokee / ˈtʃɛrəˌkiː / [3] ( Cherokee: ᏣᎳᎩ, romanized: Tsalagi) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Swain and Jackson counties in Western North Carolina, United States, within the Qualla Boundary land trust. [4] Cherokee is located in the Oconaluftee River Valley around the intersection of U.S. Routes ...

  3. Mingo Falls - Wikipedia

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    Mingo Falls. / 35.53184175; -83.27455374. Mingo Falls is a 120 ft (37 m) high waterfall located in the Qualla Boundary —a land trust of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians —near the town of Cherokee, Swain County, North Carolina in the Blue Ridge Mountains of the eastern United States. [1] The waterfall is among the tallest in the southern ...

  4. Murphy, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Murphy is a town in and the county seat of Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States. It is situated at the confluence of the Hiwassee and Valley rivers. It is the westernmost county seat in the state of North Carolina, approximately 360 miles (580 km) from the state capital in Raleigh. The population of Murphy was 1,608 at the 2020 census.

  5. Far from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park crowds ... - AOL

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    To avoid the crowds and parking woes, try Cherokee, North Carolina, home to Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s quieter entrance, Oconaluftee.

  6. Cherokee County, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Cherokee County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It borders Tennessee to its west and Georgia to its south. As of the 2020 census , the population was 28,774. [1]

  7. Mount Mitchell - Wikipedia

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    Mount Mitchell. /  35.764839°N 82.2651221°W  / 35.764839; -82.2651221. Mount Mitchell, known in Cherokee as Attakulla, [3] is the highest peak of the Appalachian Mountains and the highest peak in mainland North America east of the Mississippi River. It is located near Burnsville in Yancey County, North Carolina in the Black Mountain ...

  8. Blue Ridge Parkway - Wikipedia

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    Blue Ridge Parkway. /  36.51861°N 80.93583°W  / 36.51861; -80.93583. The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Parkway and All-American Road in the United States, noted for its scenic beauty. The parkway, which is the longest linear park in the U.S., [3] runs for 469 miles (755 km) through 29 counties in Virginia and North Carolina, linking ...

  9. Where exactly is NC setting of ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’? We ...

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    However, Bath is not the county seat of Beaufort County. Bath has a smaller population than New Bern, though, which seems to be more in-line with Barkley Cove. Daisy Edgar-Jones, left, and Taylor ...