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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 Shenandoah National Park to Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
It currently ranks among the top 5 schools in North Carolina. It operates an elementary school (grades 1–6) with a population of approximately 700, a middle school (grades 7–8) and Elkin High School (grades 9–12) with approximately 384 students.
Saluda is a city in Polk and Henderson counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina.The population was 713 at the 2010 census. [5] Saluda is famous for sitting at the top of the Norfolk Southern Railway's Saluda Grade, which was the steepest main line standard-gauge railway line in the United States until Norfolk Southern ceased operations on the line in 2001. [6]
In 1777, North Carolina began issuing land grants to those who served in the American revolution. Around 640 acres of land were distributed through this land grant system . It is believed that the Crane road was where Francis Carter, one of the first settlers of the Marvin area, lived and managed the distribution of crown grants. [ 7 ]
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.
This is a list of state prisons in the U.S. state of North Carolina: [1] In January 2015, the former five male divisions and one female division were consolidated into four regions, as listed below. [2] As of February 2015, North Carolina houses about 38,000 offenders in 56 correctional institutions. [3]
A portion of I-87, originally designated I-495, was first designated as an Interstate Highway on February 20, 2013, when the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) submitted a request to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) in order to establish I-495 as a new auxiliary route of I-95.
Morganton is a city in and county seat of Burke County, North Carolina, United States. [4] The population was 17,474 at the 2020 census. [5] Morganton is approximately 75 miles (121 km) northwest of Charlotte and 57 miles (92 km) east of Asheville.