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Boundary fate and tax clash over Carolina border
The 1764 boundary errors left a 64 mile misline that cut 422,000 acres from South Carolina. A Joint Boundary Commission now reckons McCracken’s home sits partly in North Carolina, boosting Henderson County tax bills. McCracken contests the assessment while awaiting further appeals as state lines and property values collide in Travelers Rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George III
South Carolina
Georgia
Carolinas
Lewis Eaird
State Line
the Times
North
Carolina
Efird
McCracken
Henderson County Board of Equalization and Review
Henderson County
Cliffs Valley North
Travelers Rest
S.C
Vincent J. Borden
van Winkle Law
North Carolina
Anheuser Busch
St. Louis
Jacquelyn
Amelia Island
Jacksonville
Fla
West Africa
U.S. 25
Joint Boundary Commission
McCrackens
Greenville County
Borden
E&r
Hank Outlaw
Henderson County Tax Assessor’s
Board of
Joseph E. Kirton
Kirton
Outlaw
Board of Commissioners
Buncombe County
State Property Tax Commission
N.C. Court of Appeals
George II