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Avery County: North Carolina's 100th County Born Fifty Five Years Ago
The piece recalls Avery County created in February 1911 from Mitchell Watauga and Caldwell counties. It honors Col. Avery, first NC attorney general, notes its isolation in early days and its later access via Blue Ridge Parkway. It mentions Lees McRae and Crossnore schools, and a 1960 population of about 12,000.
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99Th County
Col
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Connecticut
Avery
North Carolina
Burke County
Avery County
Mitchell
Watauga
Caldwell
Crandfather Mountain
Stitch
Hanging Rock Mountain
Bower's Mountain
Beech Mountain
Buckeye Creek
Beech Creek
Watauga River
Tennessee State Line
Grassy Ridge
Spear Top
Little Yellow Mountain
Lees McRae
Banner Elk
Edgar Tufts
Crossnore