Swiss is a populated place in the Cane River Township of Yancey County, North Carolina, United States. Its elevation is 2,756 ft (840 m). U.S. Geological...
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Little Switzerland is an unincorporated community in McDowell and Mitchell counties of North Carolina, United States. It is located along North Carolina Highway...
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Swiss in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Swiss may refer to: the adjectival form of Switzerland Swiss people Swiss, Missouri Swiss, North Carolina Swiss...
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North Carolina (/ˌkærəˈlaɪnə/ KARR-ə-LY-nə) is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic...
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Palatines and Swiss under the leadership of Christoph von Graffenried. The new colonists named their settlement after Bern, the Swiss region from which...
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waterfall located near the boundary of McDowell County and Yancey County, North Carolina. Crabtree Falls is a 70-foot (21 m) cascade on Big Crabtree Creek. The...
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of North Carolina covers the varieties of ethnic groups who reside in North Carolina and relevant trends. The center of population of North Carolina is...
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Swiss Americans are Americans of Swiss descent. Swiss emigration to America predates the formation of the United States, notably in connection with the...
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Western North Carolina (often abbreviated as WNC) is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains; it is often known geographically...
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Episcopal church located at 302 High Ridge Road in Little Switzerland, Mitchell County, North Carolina. The church was built in 1912 as a memorial to Fr. DuBose...
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The history of North Carolina from pre-colonial history to the present, covers the experiences of the people who have lived within the territory that now...
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North Carolina Highway 226A (NC 226A) is an alternate state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Signed along two segments that branch from NC 226:...
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North Carolina Highway 226 (NC 226) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Traveling north–south through Western North Carolina...
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Eastern North Carolina (sometimes abbreviated as ENC) is the region encompassing the eastern tier of North Carolina, United States. It is known geographically...
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Scotch-Irish, Scotch, German, and Swiss descent. Likewise, African Americans have had great cultural influence in North Carolina, first coming as enslaved people...
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Thomasville is a city in Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 27,183 at the 2020 census. The city was once notable for its...
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Eden is a city in Rockingham County in the U.S. state of North Carolina and is part of the Greensboro-High Point Metropolitan Statistical Area of the Piedmont...
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Beulaville is a town located in Duplin County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,116. At the previous census in...
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Mitchell County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,903. Its county seat is Bakersville...
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North Carolina Husk, North Carolina Idlewild, North Carolina Nathans Creek, North Carolina Obids, North Carolina Orion, North Carolina Parker, North Carolina...
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state of North Carolina U.S. Route 221 (US 221) is a north–south highway that travels through Western North Carolina. From Chesnee, South Carolina to Independence...
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Spruce Pine is the largest town in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,175 at the 2010 census. Spruce Pine was founded...
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Yancey County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,470. Its county seat is Burnsville...
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Sampson County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 59,036. Its county seat is Clinton. Sampson...
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S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,172, making it the fourth-least populous county in North Carolina. Its county...
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oboe of the New York Philharmonic, Joseph Robinson, in Little Switzerland, North Carolina. Ellen Taaffe Zwilich's Oboe Concerto was commissioned by the...
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African-American North Carolinians or Black North Carolinians are residents of the state of North Carolina who are of African ancestry. As of the 2010...
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18th-century fort in the Yadkin–Pee Dee River Basin region of the Province of North Carolina, near what is now Statesville in Iredell County. Used for frontier defense...
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McDowell County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,578. Its county seat is Marion. McDowell...
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Christoph von Graffenried, 1st Baron of Bernberg (category History of New Bern, North Carolina)
November 1661 – 27 October 1743) was a Swiss nobleman and explorer who was one of the founders of New Bern, North Carolina. Born in Worb Castle in the Canton...
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