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Campings North Carolina Campings North Carolina Albemarle Bostic - Morrow Mountain State Park campground - Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Golden Valley Camp Resort Asheboro Burnsville, Blue Ridge Parkway - Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Campground Asheboro - Toe River Campground - Holly Bluff Family Campground - Carolina Hemlocks Recreation Area & Campground - Black Mountain Campground Asheville, Great Smoky Mountains NP - Mama Gertie's Hideaway Campground Canton - Asheville East KOA - Riverside Campground Canton - Asheville West KOA - Laurel Bank Campground - Campfire Lodgings - Sunburst Campground - Asheville Bear Creek RV Park - French Broad River Campground Casar - Lake Powhatan Recreation Area & Campground - South Mountains State Park campground - North Mills River Recreation Area & Campground - Rutledge Lake RV Park in Fletcher Charlotte - Hominy Valley RV Park in Candler - Carowinds Camp Wilderness Resort - Elmore RV Park Beaufort - Beaufort Waterway RV Park Cherokee, Great Smoky Mountains NP - Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Cherokee Blue Ridge Parkway - Cherokee/Great Smokies KOA - Julian Price campground in Blowing Rock - Smokemont Campground - Grandfather Campground in Blowing Rock - River Valley Campground - Down By The River Campground - Happy Holiday RV Park & Campground - Linville Falls Trailer Lodge & Campground - Indian Creek Campground - Buck Hill Campground in Plumtree - Cherokee Riverfront RV Park - Mountain River Family Campground in Newland - Creekwood Farm RV Park in Waynesville - Springmaid Mountain Resort in Spruce Pine - Deep Creek Tube Center & Campground in Bryson City - Bear Den Family Campground in Spruce Pine - Great Smoky Mountain Camp and RV Park in Whittier - Fort Wilderness RV Park in Whittier Boone, Blue Ridge Parkway - Moonshine Creek Campground in Sylva - Boone KOA - Honey Bear Campground Chimney Rock - Vanderpool Campground in Vilas - Hickory Nut Falls Family Campground - Creekside Mountain Camping - Dogwood RV Park - Blue Ridge Travel Park Creswell - Pettigrew State Park campground Danbury - Hanging Rock State Park campground Durham en omgeving - Triangle RV Park - Piper Creek Campground, Eno River SP - Cotten's RV Campgrounds in Moncure - Dickens RV Park in Moncure - Jordan Lake State Recreation Area - Springhill Park in Chapel Hill Elizabethtown - Jones Lake State Park campground Hendersonville - Red Gates Cottages and RV Park Emerald Isle - Town Mountain Travel Park - Holiday Trav-L-Park Resort - Beachfront RV Park Highlands - Van Hook Glade Campground Enfield - Enfield / Rocky Mount KOA Hollister - Medoc Mountain State Park campground Fayetteville en omgeving - Fayetteville RV Resort & Cottages in Wade Hubert - Lazy Acres Campground - Buttons Family Campground - Spring Valley RV Campground in Hope Mills - Waldo's Beach Campground Indian Beach - Indian Summer RV Park Greensboro - Greensboro KOA Jefferson, Blue Ridge parkway - Raccoon Holler Campground Harkers Island - Harkers Island RV Resort & Campground Lake Toxaway - Mountain Falls Luxury Motorcoach Resort Henderson, Kerr Lake - Riverbend RV Resort - Lake Gaston RV & Camping Resort - Nutbush Bridge Campground Laurel Springs, Blue Ridge Parkway - Bullocksville campground - Miller's Camping - Henderson Point campground - Wild Woody's Campground - Kimball Point campground - New River State Park US 221 campground - County Line camping - Hibernia campground Lumberton - J.C. Cooper campground - Lumberton / I-95 KOA Journey - Lumber River Campground in Evergreen Marble - Murphy / Peace Valley KOA Marion - Hidden Creek Camping Resort - Mountain Stream RV Park - Barefoot Landing RV Resort - Buck Creek RV Park - Riverbreeze Campground & RV - River Pointe RV Park & Campground New Bern en omgeving Seven Springs - New Bern KOA - Cliffs of the Neuse State Park campground - Moonlight Lake RV Park and Cottages Sherrel Ford - Flanners Beach Campground - Lake Norman Motor Coach Resort - Turkey Quarter Campground & RV Park - The Oriental RV Park in Oriental Statesville - White Oak River Campground in Mayville - Midway Campground and RV Park - Statesville / I-77 KOA Journey Newport - Goose Creek RV & Camping Resort Sunset Beach - Whispering Pines RV Park & Campground - Brunswick Beaches Camping Resort - Water Edge RV Park - Cedar Creek Resort MHP & RV Sites Supply - Oyster Point Campground - Holden Beach RV Campground Outer Banks (Cape Hatteras) Tabor City - Cape Hatteras/Outer Banks KOA - Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park at Daddy Joe's - Outer Banks West/Currituck Sound KOA - Hatteras Sands Camping Resort Traphill - Rodanthe Watersports and Campground - Sandy Creek Family Campground - Kitty Hawk RV Park - Frisco Woods Campgrounds Troutman - The Refuge On Roanoke Island - Lake Norman State Park campground - Camp Hatteras RV Resort & Campground - Sands of Time Campground Wagram - Ocean Waves Campground - Pine Lake RV Resort - Cape Woods Campground & cabins in Buxton - Capn B’s RV Park in Buxton Wake Forest, Falls Lake Recreation Area - OBX Campground - Holly Point campground - Ocracoke Campground - Rolling View campground - Oregon Inlet campground - Cape Point campground Wilkesboro - Frisco campground - Bandit's Roost Park Pinnacle en omgeving Wilmington - Pilot Mountain State Park campground - Wilmington KOA - Greystone RV Park - Carolina Beach Family Campground - Jomeokee Park Campground - Carolina Beach State Park campground - Lake Myers RV & Camping Resort in West Mocksville - Beechnut Family Campground in Mt Airy Pisgah Forest - Davidson River Campground Raleigh - Raleigh Oaks RV Resort & Cottages Roanoke Rapids - RV Resort At Carolina Crossroads Roaring Gap - Stone Mountain State Park campground .
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  • Fun Facts Activities Experience the Park!
    Activities Pettigrew State Park is located in the coastal region of North Carolina, 60 miles east of Greenville on a peninsula between the Albemarle and Pamlico sounds. It is situated on the shores of Lake Phelps, our state’s second largest natural lake. From the mysterious origins of the lake to artifacts from Native Americans, Pettigrew has a rich and fascinating natural and cultural history. Experience the Park! ■■Tundra swan ■■Snow goose Pettigrew State Park ■■Kingfisher 2252 Lake Shore Rd. ■■Black bear Creswell, NC 27928 The park is home ■■Bobcat 252-797-4475 to very large cypress ■■Muskrat [email protected] and sycamore trees. GPS: 35.788863, -76.40381 Some have openings ■■Zebra swallowtail large enough that whole families Fun Facts can stand ■■ The park was established in 1936. inside. ■■ The Algonquin Indians were said to be seasonal hunters to Lake Phelps. ■■ The north shore of Lake Phelps makes up one of the last old-growth forests in 30 dugout canoes have eastern NC. been located in the waters ■■ The average depth of Lake Phelps is 4.5 feet. of Lake Phelps. One is Maximum depth is 9 feet. 4,400 years old. ■■ At 16,000 acres, Lake Phelps makes up a great deal of Pettigrew State Park. ■■ The origins of Lake Phelps are a mystery. Theories include peat burn, underground spring, wind and wave action, meteor showers and glacier activity. Yellow Perch Largemouth Bass ■■ The park is named after the Pettigrew family, Catfish who owned a plantation on the lands of Pumpkinseed today’s Pettigrew State Park. The original home burned in 1869 but was rebuilt and later dismantled in the 1950’s.
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    CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OFFICERS 1959-1960 President: Owen Kingman Tennessee Copper Company Mine Office Ducktown, Tennessee Vice President: John McCauley Department of Geology University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina Secretary: E. Willard Berry Department of Geology Duke University Durham North Carolina Chairman of the Membership Committee: John St. Jean Department of Geology University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina Chairman of Program Committee: Stephen G. Conrad N.C. Division of Mineral Resources Raleigh, North Carolina Field Trip Leaders: Bruce Bryant U.S. Geological Survey Denver, Colorado John C. Reed, Jr. U.S. Geological Survey Denver, Colorado LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Figure 1. Generalized geologic map of western North Carolina and northeastern Tennessee show- ing location of the Grandfather Mountain area and major tectonic features. Modified from King (1955) and Geologic Map of North Carolina (1958). Quadrangles: 1, Linville; 2, Table Rock; 3, Blowing Rock; 4, Lenoir: Figure 2. Generalized preliminary geologic map of the Grandfather Mountain area, N.C. - Tenn. CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Guidebook for 1960 Annual Meeting Pages 1-16 ROAD LOG OF THE GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN AREA, N.C.1 Bruce Bryant and John C. Reed, Jr. U.S. Geological Survey Denver, Colorado 1.Publication authorized by Director, U.S. Geological Survey. Retyped and formatted December 1999. INTRODUCTION In the Inner Piedmont southeast of the Grandfather Mountain window, the Predominant rocks are gneisses, More than a century ago Elisha Mitchell recognized that schists, and granitic rocks of Precambrian and (or) Paleozoic the rocks of the Grandfather Mountain area in western North age. These rocks were thrust over those of the Grandfather Carolina are unusual for the eastern Blue Ridge (Mitchell, Mountain window, (STOP 12).
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