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Home , Big Yellow Mountain, Billy Constable, Celo Knob, Cherokee marbles, Collins Creek (Kentucky), Cullasaja River

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APPENDIX 2 - OTHER PLANS AND STUDIES 120

APPENDIX 3 - POTENTIAL PARTNERS 144

APPENDIX 4 - PUBLIC COMMENTS AND BRNHA RESPONSE 172

Blue Ridge National Heritage Area APPENDIX ONE: HERITAGE RESOURCE INVENTORY 1

Appendix 1-A Natural Heritage 4 Prominent Geological Features 6 Major Rivers and Key Tributaries 10 Lakes 12 Outstanding Resource Waters 14 Trout Waters 22 Waterfalls 26 National Parks, Recreational Areas, and Campgrounds 28 National Forests, Recreational Areas, and Campgrounds 30 State Parks, State Forests, and State Natural Areas 32 Signiﬁcant Natural Areas 34 Critical Habitat and Species of Conservation Importance 46 Public Fishing and Gamelands 58 Trails 60 Scenic Byways 64 Appendix 1-B Cherokee Heritage 66 Villages, Mounds, and Geological Sites of Cultural Importance 68 Festivals and Events 72 Appendix 1-C Craft Heritage 74 Artists and Artisans 76 Craft Education and Schools 78 Museums, Sites and Collections 80 Festivals 84 Appendix 1-D Music Heritage 86 Musicians, Dancers, Dance Callers and Story Tellers 88 Institutions, Media and Places 92 Jam Sessions 94 Festivals and Events 98 Appendix 1-E Agricultural Heritage 102 Farmers Markets 104 Agricultural Communities 106 IMPORTANT NOTE – The Heritage Resource Inventory has been Historic and Century Farms 108 conducted at one specific point in time (Spring – Fall 2007). Festivals and Events 112 Some resources not included in this inventory may qualify for Appendix 1-F Other Heritage Resources 114 future listings as more time passes or society’s priorities shift. General Heritage Festivals 116 Additionally, some resources not yet known or of slight significance Expeditions and Military Campaigns 118 will become known and grow in significance as time progresses.

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Blue Ridge National Heritage Area P ROMINENT G EOLOGICAL F EATURES

Natural Heritage Theme: Mountains Peaks Over 6,000 Feet in Elevation & Other Prominent Geological Features Source data - Mountain peak data from US Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic); List of other features developed by the technical consultant with input from IDT members who represent the entire BRNHA region. ** Distinguishing Geological Feature Less Than 6,000 Feet in Elevation. These are clearly identifiable landmarks that help define the region. Due to spacing concerns, abbreviations are often used. Mtn-Mountain All sites are mapped in this plan.

Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee Stone Mountain ** Mount Jefferson ** Roan Mountain ** Craggy Dome Linville Gorge ** Grandfather Mtn ** Three Top Mtn ** Grandfather Mtn ** Table Rock ** Phoenix Mtn ** South Mountains **

Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison Snowbird Mtn ** Mount Guyot Richland Balsam Standing Indian ** Old Black Waterrock Knob ** Wayah Bald ** Browning Knob Mount Lyn Lowry Black Balsam Knob Yellow Face Big Cataloochee Mtn Whitewater Falls ** Mount Hardy Whiteside Mtn ** Reinhart Knob Devil’s Courthouse ** Plott Balsam Tennent Mountain Grassy Cove Top Sam Knob Cold Mountain Shining Rock Big Butt Balsam Corner Mount Pisgah **

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McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania South Mountains ** Grassy Ridge Bald Chimney Rock ** Pilot Mountain ** Clingmans Dome ** Chestnut Bald Roan Mountain Mount Buckley Looking Glass Rock ** Roan High Knob Mount Chapman Luftee Knob Mount Kephart Mount Collins Marks Knob Mount Yonaguska Mount Hardison Mount Ambler Mount Love Thermo Knob Tricorner Knob Nantahala Gorge **

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McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla South Mountains ** Grassy Ridge Bald Chimney Rock ** Pilot Mountain ** Clingmans Dome ** Chestnut Bald Grandfather Mtn ** Stone Mountain ** Mount Mitchell Mingo Falls ** Roan Mountain Mount Buckley Looking Glass Rock ** Elk Knob ** Brushy Mountains ** Mount Craig Mount Noble ** Roan High Knob Mount Chapman Snake Mountain ** Balsam Cone Luftee Knob Tater Hill ** Cattail Peak Mount Kephart Big Tom Mount Collins Mount Gibbs Marks Knob Potato Hill Mount Yonaguska Potato Knob Mount Hardison Hallback Mount Ambler Blackstack Knob Mount Love Celo Knob Thermo Knob Clingmans Peak Tricorner Knob Percy’s Peak Nantahala Gorge ** Gibbs Mountain Winter Star Mtn Deer Mountain Horse Rock Patton Knob

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Blue Ridge National Heritage Area M AJOR R IVERS AND K EY T RIBUTARIES

Natural Heritage Theme: Major Rivers and Their Key Tributaries Source data - Major rivers and streams identified from NCDENR hydrography data by the technical consultant, in consultation with IDT members; National Wild and Scenic Rivers from http://www.rivers.gov/; State Natural and Scenic Rivers from NCDPR; Outstanding Resource Waters from NCDWQ Stream Classification Scedules (http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/bims/reports/reportsWB.html). * National Wild & Scenic River + NC Natural & Scenic River # Outstanding Resource Water Only those largest and more prominent rivers and streams in the BRNHA are listed below. Due to spacing issues, abbreviations for river and creek names are often used. Cr-Creek Pr-Prong E-East M-Middle NF-North Fork SF-South Fork EF-East Fork WF-West Fork MF-Middle Fork Due to size and scale concerns all rivers and streams in this appendix are not mapped in this plan.

Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee New * + # New * + # Elk French Broad Linville + Catawba Hiwassee SF New # NF New Linville + Swannanoa Catawba Yadkin Valley Little SF New # North Toe Hominy Creek Johns Johns Notteley Mitchell # Reems Creek Henry Fork # Wilson Creek * # Brasstown Creek Big Ivy Creek Jacobs Fork # Tellico River Sandymush Creek

Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison Hiwassee Cheoah Pigeon French Broad Tuckeseigee # Little Tennessee French Broad Brasstown Creek Snowbird Creek Middle Pr Pigeon NF Mills WF Tuckeseigee Cullasaja Ivy Fires Creek # Tulula Creek WF Pigeon SF Mills # Scott Creek Nantahala # Big Laurel Creek Tusquitee Creek Slickrock Creek Little EF Pigeon Mills Savannah Creek Cartoogechaye Cr Shelton Laurel Cr Tullulah Jonathans Creek Green Whitewater Chatooga # Sandymush Cr Nantahala # Cataloochee Cr # Little Hungry Horsepasture * + Burningtown Cr Spring Creek Big Hungry Chatooga * # Cowee Creek Mud Creek Clear Creek

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McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania Catawba North Toe North Pacolet Broad Yadkin Little Tennessee French Broad NF Catawba Nolichucky Green Rocky Broad Mitchell # Nantahala EF French Broad Crooked Creek Big Rock Creek Whiteoak Creek Green Fisher Tuckeseigee MF French Broad Curtis Creek Cane Creek First Broad Little Fisher Deep Creek WF French Broad Buck Creek Second Broad Ararat Alarka Creek NF French Broad Muddy Creek SF Mills # Second Broad Davidson Horsepasture * + Whitewater Thompson Toxaway

Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Watauga Yadkin Yadkin Nolichucky Ocunaluftee SF New Reddies Deep Creek Toe Soco Creek MF New Roaring South Toe # Cove Creek E Prong Roaring Cane M Prong Roaring NF Reddies MF Reddies SF Reddies Lewis Fork

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McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania Natural Heritage Theme: Major Lakes Catawba North Toe North Pacolet Broad Yadkin Little Tennessee French Broad Source data - Major lakes identified from NCDENR hydrography data by the technical consultant, in consultation with IDT members. NF Catawba Nolichucky Green Rocky Broad Mitchell # Nantahala EF French Broad R Recreation Only U Utility Purposes (Hydropower, Drinking Water Supply, Utility Cooling) Crooked Creek Big Rock Creek Whiteoak Creek Green Fisher Tuckeseigee MF French Broad Only those largest and more prominent lakes in the BRNHA are listed below. Curtis Creek Cane Creek First Broad Little Fisher Deep Creek WF French Broad Due to size and scale concerns all lakes in this appendix are not mapped in this plan. Buck Creek Second Broad Ararat Alarka Creek NF French Broad Muddy Creek SF Mills # Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee Grandmother R Lake Julian U Lake James U Lake Rhodhiss U Hiwassee Lake U Second Broad Davidson Enka Lake R Lake Rhodhiss U Lake Hickory U Appalachia Lake R Horsepasture * + Beetree Reservoir U Lake Hickory U Whitewater Beaver Lake R Thompson Burnett Reservoir U Toxaway

Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Lake Chatuge U Santeetlah Lake U Waterville Lake U Lake Summit U Wolf Cr Reservoir U Nantahala Lake U Watauga Yadkin Yadkin Nolichucky Ocunaluftee Fontana Lake U Lake Junaluska R Bear Cr Reservoir U SF New Reddies Deep Creek Toe Soco Creek Lake Logan R Thorpe Reservoir U MF New Roaring South Toe # Cove Creek E Prong Roaring Cane McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania M Prong Roaring Lake James U Lake Adger U Lake Lure U Fontana Lake U Lake Toxaway R NF Reddies Lake Tahoma R MF Reddies SF Reddies Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Lewis Fork Price Lake R Kerr Scott Lake U Bass Lake R Chetola Lake U Trout Lake R

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Blue Ridge National Heritage Area O UTSTANDING R ESOURCE W ATERS

Natural Heritage Theme: Outstanding Resource Waters Source data - NCDWQ Stream Classification Scedules (http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/bims/reports/reportsWB.html). Major creek drainages are in bold italics. Other tributaries within the watershed of those drainages are listed directly below. ORWs are mapped in this plan as watersheds that correspond to the bold and italicized major creek drainage listed below.

Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee New River New River Little Grassy Creek Henry Fork Wilson Creek Gipp Creek SF New River Old Field Creek Wilson Creek Jerry Branch Laurel Mtn Branch Brokeleg Branch Basin Creek Call Creek Linn Cove Branch He Creek Crusher Branch Ash Cove Creek Wildcat Branch SF New River Little Wilson Cr Hipp Creek Laurel Creek Bullhead Creek Bee Branch Stacy Creek Poplar Spring Br Horse Cove Branch Stack Rock Creek Long Branch Lost Cove Creek Rich Mountain Cr Andrews Creek Black Fox Branch Estes Mill Cr Mitchell River Carey Flat Branch Daffey Creek Thorpes Creek Stewart Fork Bucks Timber Creek Ben Branch Harper Creek Mill Creek Flat Land Branch Jacob Fork Raider Camp Cr Little Laurel Creek Seely Creek Phillips Branch Turkey Branch Queens Creek Craig Creek Laurel Mountain Br Willis Lake Horsepen Creek Crusher Branch Bee Creek Lost Cove Creek Carroll Mill Creek Sassasfras Creek Elk Creek Little Lost Cove Cr Gragg Prong Ling Branch Major Branch Webb Prong Webb Creek

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Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee Fork Timber Branch Marks Mtn Branch Rockhouse Branch Still Branch Rockhouse Creek Big Cove Branch Maple Tree Branch Sandy Branch Hughes Ridge Br Harper Creek Hull Branch N Harper Creek Chestnut Cove Br Hollander Branch Raider Camp Cr

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Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison Fork Timber Branch Fires Creek Rough Creek SF Mills River Tuckeseigee River Nantahala River Marks Mtn Branch Far Bald Spring Br Cataloochee Creek Bradley Creek Panthertown Cr Kilby Creek Rockhouse Branch Potrock Branch Rough Fork Slate Rock Cr Frollicktown Cr Big Laurel Branch Still Branch Bald Springs Branch Bear Creek Yellow Gap Cr Goldspring Branch Gulf Branch Rockhouse Creek Long Branch Horse Creek Bradley Creek Greenland Cr Gulf Fork Big Cove Branch Short Branch Woody Creek Laurel Cr Little Green Cr Mooney Creek Maple Tree Branch Collett Camp Br George Ira Creek House Branch Honeycamp Br Mooney Branch Sandy Branch Cold Spring Br Wolf Cove Creek Long Branch Bracken Creek Yellowpatch Br Hughes Ridge Br Tatham Cabin Br Hurricane Creek Thad Branch Chatooga River Mountainside Br Harper Creek Flint Spring Br Messer Fork Case Branch Scotsman Creek Bearpen Cr Hull Branch Ketron Camp Br Jim Branch Pea Branch Bryson Branch Big Indian Creek N Harper Creek Rocky Cove Br Shanty Branch Hammett Branch Big Shoal Br Chestnut Cove Br Little Fires Cr Palmer Creek Nichols Branch Hollander Branch Wheeler Branch Falling Rock Creek Thomas Branch Raider Camp Cr Wolfpen Branch Beech Creek Hurricane Creek Bee Branch Lost Bottom Creek Little Indian Creek Rockhouse Creek Pretty Hollow Cr John Branch Game Branch Onion Bed Branch Curtis Creek Laurel Creek Cooks Creek Kimsey Creek Rogues Branch Good Springs Br Little Lyman Prong Messer Branch Davidson Branch Devils Prong Haigler Camp Br Little Davidson Br Long Branch Hickory Cove Cr Mossy Branch Wyant Branch Leatherwood Br Mathews Branch Laurel Branch Huskins Branch Caldwell Fork Little Rock Branch Pendergrass Br Warm Cave Br Park Creek Ledford Branch Little Bald Br Trough Branch

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Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison Nantahala River Maggot Spring Br Black Creek Buck Creek Straight Creek Pat Stable Branch Little Buck Creek Big Bald Branch Moore Creek Hogan Branch Double Gap Branch Bryson Branch Black Branch Clontz Branch Siler Bald Branch Bullscrape Branch McKee Branch Nova Scotia Branch Chestnut Branch Snake Branch Factory Branch Glade Branch Sag Branch Roaring Fork Davenport Branch Palmer Branch Chatooga River Johnson Branch Den Branch Overflow Creek Barnards Creek Upper Double Br EF Overflow Cr Chestnut Branch Lower Double Br WF Overflow Cr Fishprong Branch Winding Stair Br Webb Branch Clear Spring Br Hoglen Branch Abes Creek Thunderstruck Br Hall Branch Big Creek Roaring Fork Bennett Branch Edwards Creek Little Cataloochee Blackrock Branch Creek Woody Branch Little Creek Andy Branch Norton Branch Conrad Branch Talleymill Creek Coggins Branch Correll Branch Dude Branch Early Creek

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Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania Nantahala River Maggot Spring Br Black Creek NF 1st Broad River Mitchell River Gray Wolf Creek SF Mills River Buck Creek Straight Creek Pat Stable Branch Roper Creek Stewart Fork Forney Creek Pigeon Branch Little Buck Creek Big Bald Branch Moore Creek Johanna Branch Long Creek Keeyuga Creek Bearwallow Brook Hogan Branch Double Gap Branch Bryson Branch Negro Creek Mill Creek Steeltrap Creek Barnett Branch Black Branch Clontz Branch Siler Bald Branch Sally Queen Creek Saddle Mtn Creek Little Steeltrap Cr Poplar Creek Bullscrape Branch McKee Branch Nova Scotia Branch Collins Creek Chadrick Creek Buckhorn Branch Thompson Creek Chestnut Branch Snake Branch Factory Branch Butler Creek Christian Branch Billy Branch Glade Branch Sag Branch Roaring Fork Christian Creek Huggins Creek West Ridge Branch Davenport Branch Palmer Branch Chatooga River Robertson Creek Little Huggins Cr Clawhammer Cr Johnson Branch Den Branch Overflow Creek Potters Creek Chokeberry Branch Glady Branch Barnards Creek Upper Double Br EF Overflow Cr Pine Branch Board Camp Cr Bearpen Branch Chestnut Branch Lower Double Br WF Overflow Cr Muddy Fork Noyah Branch Laurel Brook Fishprong Branch Winding Stair Br Webb Branch Mill Creek Jonas Creek Sweetawater Br Clear Spring Br Hoglen Branch Abes Creek Little Jonas Creek Brushy Branch Thunderstruck Br Hall Branch Big Creek Yanu Branch Cantrell Creek Roaring Fork Bennett Branch Edwards Creek Scarlet Ridge Jumping Branch Little Cataloochee White Mans Glory Cr Poundingmill Branch Blackrock Branch Creek Locust Cove Bradley Creek Woody Branch Little Creek Slab Camp Branch Darb Branch Andy Branch Norton Branch Bee Gum Branch Little Darb Branch Conrad Branch Talleymill Creek Advalorum Branch Slate Rock Creek Coggins Branch Whiteoak Branch Laurel Creek Correll Branch Welch Branch Dude Branch Bear Creek Early Creek Glady Branch Little Laurel Branch Jenny Branch

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Swain Swain Swain Swain Polecat Branch Anthony Branch Big Flats Branch Panther Branch Gunter Branch Slick Rock Branch Mill Branch Asgini Branch Monteith Branch Rough Arm Branch White Walnut Br Lawson Gant Lot Br Poundmill Branch Proctor Creek Old House Br Camp Ten Branch Polebridge Branch James Camp Branch Sugar Fork Cr Ekaneetlee Cr Welch Branch Holden Cove Br Little Fork Big Tommy Branch Halfmile Branch Boomer Branch Haw Gap Branch Thomas Cove Br Hogpen Branch Long Cove Branch Cope Branch Little Tommy Br Poplar Pole Branch Elbow Branch Sandy Gap Branch Proctor Sang Br Buckeye Branch Walkers Creek Pine Gap Branch Hurricane Br Chambers Creek Sally Sam Branch Rowan Gap Shelter Br NF Chambers Creek Brushy Branch Sheehan Branch Boulder Br Hogpen Branch Hawk Ridge Branch Bearpen Branch Round Mountain Br Springhouse Branch Huggins Branch Hickory Bottom Br Pinnacle Creek Cherry Branch Little Huggins Br Laurel Branch Lone Branch Big Branch Bee Gum Branch Cable Branch Soapstone Br WF Chambers Creek Sawbriar Branch Matt Branch Eagle Creek Kate Branch Wildcat Branch Slick Branch Lost Cove Creek Chambers Branch Cold Spring Branch Johnny Branch Coldspring Branch Anthony Branch RF Cold Spring Br Myers Branch Ecoah Branch Kirkland Branch Bone Valley Cr Eagle Creek Birchfield Branch Bluff Branch Roaring Creek Gunna Creek Augerhole Branch Pilkey Creek Mineral Gap Branch Spence Cabin Br Licklog Branch Clark Branch Rock Camp Branch Paw Paw Creek Chesquaw Branch Desolation Branch Tub Mill Creek Calhoun Branch Calhoun Branch Ivy Branch Mill Branch Defeat Branch Burnt Ridge Br Whiteside Creek Wooly Ridge Br 19 Hazel Creek Nunda Branch

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Swain Swain Swain Swain Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Polecat Branch Anthony Branch Big Flats Branch Panther Branch Boone Fork Elk Creek South Toe River Gunter Branch Slick Rock Branch Mill Branch Asgini Branch Cold Prong Swift Ford Branch Hemphill Creek Monteith Branch Rough Arm Branch White Walnut Br Lawson Gant Lot Br Laurel Creek Dugger Creek Left Prong S Toe Poundmill Branch Proctor Creek Old House Br Camp Ten Branch Sims Creek Little Dugger Cr Right Prong S Toe Polebridge Branch James Camp Branch Sugar Fork Cr Ekaneetlee Cr Hoot Camp Branch Old House Branch Blue Ridge Cove Cr Welch Branch Holden Cove Br Little Fork Big Tommy Branch Green Branch Motts Branch Little Lost Cove Cr Halfmile Branch Boomer Branch Haw Gap Branch Thomas Cove Br Cannon Branch Simmons Branch SF Upper Creek Hogpen Branch Long Cove Branch Cope Branch Little Tommy Br Bee Tree Creek Pegs Branch MF Upper Creek Poplar Pole Branch Elbow Branch Sandy Gap Branch Proctor Sang Br Elk Creek Basin Creek Grassy Knob Branch Buckeye Branch Walkers Creek Pine Gap Branch Hurricane Br Trout Creek Wildcat Branch Lower Creek Chambers Creek Sally Sam Branch Rowan Gap Shelter Br Turkeypen Branch Caudill Branch Camp Creek NF Chambers Creek Brushy Branch Sheehan Branch Boulder Br Pounding Mill Br Cove Creek Setrock Creek Hogpen Branch Hawk Ridge Branch Bearpen Branch Round Mountain Br Cook Branch West Camp Branch Little Mtn Creek Springhouse Branch Huggins Branch Hickory Bottom Br Pinnacle Creek Boone Camp Br Brooks Branch Devils Den Cherry Branch Little Huggins Br Laurel Branch Lone Branch Clear Branch Bell Branch Big Lost Cove Cr Big Branch Bee Gum Branch Cable Branch Soapstone Br Camp Branch Cook Branch Fall Branch WF Chambers Creek Sawbriar Branch Matt Branch Eagle Creek Chestnut Branch Bullhead Creek Neals Creek Kate Branch Wildcat Branch Slick Branch Lost Cove Creek Laurel Creek Rich Mtn Creek Laurel Branch Chambers Branch Cold Spring Branch Johnny Branch Coldspring Branch NF Laurel Creek Widows Creek Still Fork Creek Anthony Branch RF Cold Spring Br Myers Branch Ecoah Branch Bee Branch R Prong Still Fork Cr Kirkland Branch Bone Valley Cr Eagle Creek Birchfield Branch Bearpen Branch Burgin Cove Br Bluff Branch Roaring Creek Gunna Creek Augerhole Branch Carroll Branch L Prong Still Fork Cr Pilkey Creek Mineral Gap Branch Spence Cabin Br Licklog Branch SF Laurel Cr Pine Ridge Branch Clark Branch Rock Camp Branch Paw Paw Creek Pine Knob Branch Dovers Branch Chesquaw Branch Desolation Branch Tub Mill Creek Flat Branch Roaring Fork Calhoun Branch Calhoun Branch Ivy Branch Swift Ford Branch Still Branch Mill Branch Defeat Branch Burnt Ridge Br Dugger Creek Rock Creek Whiteside Creek Wooly Ridge Br Little Dugger Cr MF Rock Creek Hazel Creek Nunda Branch Old House Branch NF Rock Creek 20

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Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Bill Autrey Branch Thee Creek John Autrey Branch Maple Bald Creek Maple Camp Creek Clear Creek M Prong Clear Cr L Prong Clear Cr R Prong Clear Cr Middle Creek Colbert Creek Bear Rock Branch Locust Creek Little Whiteoak Cr East Branch Shingle Pile Creek Hannah Branch Whiteoak Creek Shuford Creek Bobs Creek Phipps Creek Brown Creek Roaring Spout Murphy Branch Blue Rock Branch

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Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Natural Heritage Theme: Trout Waters Bill Autrey Branch Source data - http://www.ncwildlife.org/fs_index_03_fishing.htm Thee Creek (H) Hatchery Supported (W) Wild Trout Waters (CR) Catch & Release (DH) Delayed Harvest Some streams have multiple designations John Autrey Branch Due to spacing issues, abbreviations for river and creek names are often used. Cr-Creek R-River B-Big L-Little NF-North Fork SF-South Fork Maple Bald Creek All trout streams are mapped in this plan but due to size and scale concerns names of individual streams are not indicated on the map. Maple Camp Creek Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee Clear Creek Prathers Cr (H) Big Horse Cr (HCR) Elk River (H) Bent Creek (H) Linville River (H) Wilson Cr (WH) Shuler Cr (H) M Prong Clear Cr Piney Fork (H) Big Laurel Cr (H) Beech Cr (H) Reems Cr (H) Catawba River (H) Thorpe Cr (WH) Shoal Cr (H) L Prong Clear Cr Waterfalls Cr (H) Hoskin Fork (H) Cranberry Cr (W) Mineral Cr (H) Steels Creek (W) Johns River tribs (W) Beaverdam Cr (H) R Prong Clear Cr Pine Swamp Cr (H) NF New River (H) Horse Cr (W) Carter Cr (CR) Upper Creek (W) Mulberry Cr (W) Tellico River (W) Middle Creek Little River (H) Three Top Cr (H) Birchfield Cr (W) Walker Br (W) Carroll Cr (H) Boone Fork (W) Bald Cr (W) Colbert Creek Bledsoe Cr (H) Buffalo Cr (H) Roaring Cr (W) Corner Rock Cr (H) Parks Cr (W) Buffalo Cr (W) Dockery Cr (W) Bear Rock Branch Big Glade Cr (H) Helton Cr (H) North Toe River (H) Dillingham Cr (H) Jacob Fork (W) Joes Cr (WH) Davis Cr (H) Locust Creek Brush Laurel Cr (H) Nathans Cr (H) Cow Camp Cr (W) Big Ivy Cr (H) Henry Fork (HCR) Hyatt Cr (H) Little Whiteoak Cr Brush Cr (H) Cranberry Cr (H) Kentucky Cr (W) Cane Creek (H) Hunting Cr (W) Webb Cr (H) East Branch Big Pine Cr (H) Peak Cr (H) Squirrel Cr (H) Swannanoa River (H) Laurel Cr (W) Gipp Cr (W) Shingle Pile Creek Crab Cr (H) Roan Cr (H) Plumtree Cr (W) Valley River (H) Hannah Branch Ramey Cr (W) Beaver Cr (H) Jones Cr (W) Valley River tribs (W) Whiteoak Creek Stone Mtn Cr (W) S Beaver Cr (H) Mill Timber Cr (H) Junaluska Cr (H) Shuford Creek Big Sandy Cr (W) Old Fields Cr (H) Linville River (H) Persimmon Cr (H) Bobs Creek Mill Cr (H) Wilson Cr (W) Phipps Creek Pine Swamp Cr (H) Rockhouse Cr (W) Brown Creek Gragg Prong (H) Roaring Spout Lost Cove Cr (CR) Murphy Branch N Harper Cr (W) Blue Rock Branch S Harper Cr (W) Hull Branch (W)

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Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison Fires Creek (WH) Big Snowbird Cr (WH) Pigeon River (HW) NF Mills River (WDH) Scotsman Cr (W) Nantahala R (WHDH) Big Cr (W) Fires Cr tribs (W) Squally Cr (W) Pigeon Tribs (W) NF Mills tribs (W) Fowler Cr (W) Nantahala tribs (W) Mill Cr (H) Little Fires Cr (H) Little Buffalo Cr (W) Mt Sterling Cr (W) SF Mills River (W) Chatooga River (W) Whiteoak Cr (W) Shelton Laurel (HDH) Bluff Branch (H) W Buffalo Cr (H) Cold Spring Cr (H) Foster Cr (W) EF Chatooga R (W) Tellico Cr (W) Sh Laurel tribs (W) Big Tuni Cr (H) Wright Cr (H) Hurricane Cr (W) Cane Cr (H) Whitewater River (W) Burningtown Cr (H) Spillcorn Cr (H) Little Tuni Cr (H) Santeetlah Cr (H) Hemphill Cr (H) Green River (HW) Greenland Cr (CR) Jarrett Cr (W) Hampton Cr (W) Tusquitee Cr (H) Johns Branch (W) Jonathans Cr (WH) L Hungry River (H) Panthertown Cr (CR) Wayah Cr tribs (W) Big Laurel Cr (H) Buck Cr (W) Little Santeetlah (W) Richland Cr (H) B Hungry River (H) Tuckaseigee River(W) Cartoogechaye Cr(H) Puncheon Fork (H) Vineyard Cr (H) Deep Cr (W) Mid Pr Pigeon (W) Clear Cr (H) Tannassee Cr (W) Coweeta Cr tribs (W) Little Ivy Cr (H) Shooting Cr (H) Slickrock Cr (W) WF Pigeon (H) Rocky Broad R (H) Wolf Cr (W) Tessentee Cr (H) Big Pine Cr (H) Hothouse Br (H) Cheoah Lake (H) WF Pigeon tribs (W) Dupont State For (W) Gage Cr (W) Nichols Br (W) Spring Cr (H) Tallula River (W) Calderwood Lake (H) EF Pigeon (W) Tannassee Lake (H) Overflow Cr (W) Little Cr (H) Yellow Cr (H) EF Pigeon tribs (W) Wolk Lake (H) Pond Cr (W) Roaring Fork (H) Mountain Cr (H) Dark Prong (W) Neddie Cr (W) Turtle Cr (W) Meadow Fork Cr (H) Long Cr (WH) N Pr Shining Cr (W) Sols Cr (W) Big Cr (H) Meadow Fk tribs (H) Tululah Cr (H) Flat Cr (W) Chatooga River (W) Shut In Cr (H) Franks Cr (H) Bear Cr Lake (H) Cullasaja River (H) Shell Stand Cr (H) WF Tuckaseigee(H) Buck Cr (W) Rock Cr (H) Shoal Cr (H) Ellijay Cr (H) Panther Cr (H) Cullowhee Cr (W) Cowee Cr tribs (W) Stecoah Cr (H) Rough Butt Cr (W) Sawyer Cr (H) Mull Cr (W) Mosses Cr (W) Wayehutta Cr (W) Tuckaseigee R (HDH) Savannah Cr (H) EF Savannah Cr (H)

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Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison Fires Creek (WH) Big Snowbird Cr (WH) Pigeon River (HW) NF Mills River (WDH) Scotsman Cr (W) Nantahala R (WHDH) Big Cr (W) Greens Cr (WH) Fires Cr tribs (W) Squally Cr (W) Pigeon Tribs (W) NF Mills tribs (W) Fowler Cr (W) Nantahala tribs (W) Mill Cr (H) Scott Cr (H) Little Fires Cr (H) Little Buffalo Cr (W) Mt Sterling Cr (W) SF Mills River (W) Chatooga River (W) Whiteoak Cr (W) Shelton Laurel (HDH) NF Scott Cr (W) Bluff Branch (H) W Buffalo Cr (H) Cold Spring Cr (H) Foster Cr (W) EF Chatooga R (W) Tellico Cr (W) Sh Laurel tribs (W) Buff Cr (WH) Big Tuni Cr (H) Wright Cr (H) Hurricane Cr (W) Cane Cr (H) Whitewater River (W) Burningtown Cr (H) Spillcorn Cr (H) EF Dicks Cr (W) Little Tuni Cr (H) Santeetlah Cr (H) Hemphill Cr (H) Green River (HW) Greenland Cr (CR) Jarrett Cr (W) Hampton Cr (W) Tusquitee Cr (H) Johns Branch (W) Jonathans Cr (WH) L Hungry River (H) Panthertown Cr (CR) Wayah Cr tribs (W) Big Laurel Cr (H) McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania Buck Cr (W) Little Santeetlah (W) Richland Cr (H) B Hungry River (H) Tuckaseigee River(W) Cartoogechaye Cr(H) Puncheon Fork (H) NF Catawba River (H) Shinbone Cr (W) N Pacolet River (H) R. Broad River (H) Pauls Cr (H) Nantahala River (H) SF Mills River (W) Vineyard Cr (H) Deep Cr (W) Mid Pr Pigeon (W) Clear Cr (H) Tannassee Cr (W) Coweeta Cr tribs (W) Little Ivy Cr (H) NF Catawba tribs (W) Pigeonroost Cr (W) Fork Cr (H) Ararat River (H) Nantahala tribs (W) Avery Cr (W) Shooting Cr (H) Slickrock Cr (W) WF Pigeon (H) Rocky Broad R (H) Wolf Cr (W) Tessentee Cr (H) Big Pine Cr (H) Honeycut Cr (W) Wiles Cr (W) Big Fall Cr (H) L. Fisher River (H) Alarka Cr (HW) Looking Glass Cr (W) Hothouse Br (H) Cheoah Lake (H) WF Pigeon tribs (W) Dupont State For (W) Gage Cr (W) Nichols Br (W) Spring Cr (H) Armstrong Cr (WH) Big Rock Cr (H) Cove Cr (H) Fisher River (H) Deep Cr (H) Davidson River (CR) Tallula River (W) Calderwood Lake (H) EF Pigeon (W) Tannassee Lake (H) Overflow Cr (W) Little Cr (H) Armstrong tribs(W) Little Rock Cr (WH) Fulloms Cr (W) Connelly Cr (H) Catheys Cr (W) Yellow Cr (H) EF Pigeon tribs (W) Wolk Lake (H) Pond Cr (W) Roaring Fork (H) Little Buck Cr (H) Green Cr (W) Green River (WDHH) Cheoah Lake (H) NF French Br (W) Mountain Cr (H) Dark Prong (W) Neddie Cr (W) Turtle Cr (W) Meadow Fork Cr (H) Buck Cr tribs (W) Cane Cr (HDH) Camp Cr (H) WF French Br (WH) Long Cr (WH) N Pr Shining Cr (W) Sols Cr (W) Big Cr (H) Meadow Fk tribs (H) Curtis Cr (WDH) North Toe River (H) Little Cove Cr (H) MF French Br (H) Tululah Cr (H) Flat Cr (W) Chatooga River (W) Shut In Cr (H) Newberry Cr (CR) Grassy Cr (H) EF French Br (DH) Franks Cr (H) Bear Cr Lake (H) Cullasaja River (H) Mill Cr (H) French Broad R (H) Little River tribs Shell Stand Cr (H) WF Tuckaseigee(H) Buck Cr (W) Mill Cr tribs (W) (WDH) Rock Cr (H) Shoal Cr (H) Ellijay Cr (H) SF Catawba Riv (WH) Toxaway River (W) Panther Cr (H) Cullowhee Cr (W) Cowee Cr tribs (W) Bearwallow Cr (W) Stecoah Cr (H) Rough Butt Cr (W) Horsepasture R (W) Sawyer Cr (H) Mull Cr (W) Thompson River (W) Mosses Cr (W) Whitewater R (W) Wayehutta Cr (W) Tuckaseigee R (HDH) Savannah Cr (H) EF Savannah Cr (H)

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Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Stony Fork (H) Widows Cr (W) White Oak Cr (W) Elk Cr (H) Garden Cr (W) Deer Branch (W) MF New River (H) Big Sandy Cr (W) Big Cr (W) Flannery Fork (W) E Pr Roaring River(H) Spivey Cr (W) Winklers Cr (W) Harris Cr (CR) Bald Mtn Cr (H) Price Lake (H) MPr Roaring River(H) Lickskillet Br (W) Boone Fork (HCR) Pike Cr (H) Price Cr (H) Watauga River (WDH) NF Reddies River (H) Cane River (H) Dutch Cr (WH) Darnell Cr (H) Cattail Cr (W) Laurel Cr (H) MF Reddies River (H) Bowlens Cr (W) Beech Cr (H) SF Reddies River (H) S Toe River (WCRH) Beaverdam Cr (H) Fall Cr (H) Upper Cr (W) Cove Cr (H) S Pr Lewis Fork (H) Lower Cr (CR) Maine Br (H) Rock Cr (W) NF New River (H) Middle Cr (W) Meat Camp Cr (H) Big Lost Cove Cr (W) Norris Fork (H) Crabtree Cr (W) Howard Cr (WH) S Toe tribs (W) SF New River (H)

Blue Ridge National Heritage Area W ATERFALLS

Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Natural Heritage Theme: Significant Known Waterfalls Stony Fork (H) Widows Cr (W) White Oak Cr (W) Waterfalls are included below if they are featured recreational sites in national or state forests and parklands or were identified as prominent Elk Cr (H) Garden Cr (W) Deer Branch (W) by local heritage councils, IDT members serving in an advisory capacity for this plan, or by the technical consultant who developed this plan. MF New River (H) Big Sandy Cr (W) Big Cr (W) Waterfalls are not mapped in this plan. Flannery Fork (W) E Pr Roaring River(H) Spivey Cr (W) Winklers Cr (W) Harris Cr (CR) Bald Mtn Cr (H) Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee Elk River Falls Linville Falls Thorpes Creek Falls Price Lake (H) MPr Roaring River(H) Lickskillet Br (W) Linville Falls High Shoals Falls Harper Creek Falls Boone Fork (HCR) Pike Cr (H) Price Cr (H) Huntfish Falls Upper Creek Falls Phillips Branch Falls Watauga River (WDH) NF Reddies River (H) Cane River (H) N Harper Cr Falls Dutch Cr (WH) Darnell Cr (H) Cattail Cr (W) Laurel Cr (H) MF Reddies River (H) Bowlens Cr (W) Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison Beech Cr (H) SF Reddies River (H) S Toe River (WCRH) Upper Falls Up Yellowstone Falls High Falls Silver Run Falls Bridal Veil Falls Beaverdam Cr (H) Fall Cr (H) Upper Cr (W) Big Falls Mouse Creek Falls Triple Falls Whitewater Falls Dry Falls Cove Cr (H) S Pr Lewis Fork (H) Lower Cr (CR) Sassafras Falls Bridal Veil Falls Cullasaja Falls Maine Br (H) Rock Cr (W) Middle Falls Hooker Falls Glen Falls NF New River (H) Middle Cr (W) Grassy Creek Falls Upper Buck Cr Falls Meat Camp Cr (H) Big Lost Cove Cr (W) Norris Fork (H) Crabtree Cr (W) Howard Cr (WH) S Toe tribs (W) SF New River (H)

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McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania Catawba Falls Pearson’s Falls Hickory Nut Falls Juneywhank Falls Looking Glass Falls Toms Cr Falls Shunkawauken Falls Indian Creek Falls Sliding Rock Hickory Br Falls Bradley Falls Tom Branch Falls Drift Falls Melrose Falls Rainbow Falls Pacolet Falls Turtleback Falls Triple Falls High Falls Toxaway Falls Twin Falls Courthouse Falls John’s Jump Falls Laurel Falls Moore Cr Falls

Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Glen Burney Falls Roaring River Falls Crabtree Falls Mingo Falls Dutch Cr Falls Stone Mtn Falls Glen Marie Falls Elkin Creek Falls Crab Orchard Falls Bugaboo Cr Falls Laurel Cr Falls Moravian Cr Falls Hebron Colony Falls Willow Cr Falls Wilson Cr Falls The Cascades Cherokee Falls Beauty Falls Widows Creek Falls

Blue Ridge National Heritage Area N ATIONAL P ARKS , R ECREATIONAL A REAS , AND C AMPGROUNDS

McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania Natural Heritage Theme: National Park Units, Recreational Areas, & Campgrounds Catawba Falls Pearson’s Falls Hickory Nut Falls Juneywhank Falls Looking Glass Falls Source data - GSMNP, BRP, Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail, IDT members. Toms Cr Falls Shunkawauken Falls Indian Creek Falls Sliding Rock C National Park Campgrounds BRP Blue Ridge Parkway GSMNP Great Smoky Mountains National Park Hickory Br Falls Bradley Falls Tom Branch Falls Drift Falls Only the national park units where recreational areas and campgrounds are located are mapped in this plan. Melrose Falls Rainbow Falls Pacolet Falls Turtleback Falls Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee Triple Falls Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway BRP Linville Falls Overmountain Victory High Falls BRP Doughton Park C Appalachian Trail Park C National Historic Trail Toxaway Falls Overmountain Victory Overmountain Victory Twin Falls National Historic Trail National Historic Trail Courthouse Falls

John’s Jump Falls Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison Laurel Falls Great Smoky Mtns Great Smoky Mtns Appalachian Trail Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway Appalachian Trail Appalachian Trail Moore Cr Falls National Park National Park Carl Sandburg Appalachian Trail Blue Ridge Parkway Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla National Historic Site Glen Burney Falls Roaring River Falls Crabtree Falls Mingo Falls GSMNP Big Creek C Dutch Cr Falls Stone Mtn Falls GSMNP Cataloochee C Glen Marie Falls Elkin Creek Falls Crab Orchard Falls Bugaboo Cr Falls Appalachian Trail Laurel Cr Falls Moravian Cr Falls Hebron Colony Falls Willow Cr Falls Wilson Cr Falls The Cascades Cherokee Falls Beauty Falls Widows Creek Falls

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McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania Overmountain Victory Overmountain Victory Great Smoky Mtns Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway National Historic Trail National Historic Trail National Park

Overmountain Victory Overmountain Victory Appalachian Trail GSMNP Deep Creek C BRP Mount Pisgah C National Historic Trail National Historic Trail

Overmountain Victory GSMNP Smokemont C National Historic Trail

GSMNP Balsam Mountain C Appalachian Trail

Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Great Smoky Mtns Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway National Park

BRP Julian Price Park BRP Crabtree BRP Doughton Park C Blue Ridge Parkway C Meadows C

Overmountain Victory Appalachian Trail National Historic Trail

Blue Ridge National Heritage Area N ATIONAL F ORESTS , R ECREATIONAL A REAS , AND C AMPGROUNDS

McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania Natural Heritage Theme: National Forests, Recreational Areas, & Campgrounds Overmountain Victory Overmountain Victory Great Smoky Mtns Source data - National Forests in North Carolina recreation guide (http://www.cs.unca.edu/nfsnc/). Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway National Historic Trail National Historic Trail National Park NF National Forests RA National Forest Day Use Recreation Areas C National Forest Campgrounds Overmountain Victory Overmountain Victory Appalachian Trail GSMNP Deep Creek C BRP Mount Pisgah C Only the national forests where recreation areas and campgrounds are located are mapped in this plan. National Historic Trail National Historic Trail

Overmountain Victory Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee GSMNP Smokemont C National Historic Trail Pisgah NF Pisgah NF Pisgah NF Pisgah NF Nantahala NF GSMNP Balsam Elk Falls RA Lake Powhatan RA C Table Rock RA Boone Fork C Cherokee Lake RA Mountain C Wisemans View RA Mortimer C Hanging Dog C Appalachian Trail

Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Nantahala NF Nantahala NF Pisgah NF Pisgah NF Nantahala NF Nantahala NF Pisgah NF Great Smoky Mtns Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway Fires Creek RA Cheroah Point RA Nantahala NF N Mills River RA C Balsam Lake RA Cliffside Lake RA Max Patch RA National Park Jackrabbit Mtn RA C Cherohala Skyway RA Harmon Den RA C Whiteside Mtn RA Dry Falls RA Murray Branch RA BRP Julian Price Park BRP Crabtree BRP Doughton Park C Blue Ridge Parkway C Meadows C Bristol Horse Camp C Joyce Kilmer RA Sunburst C Whitewater Falls RA Standing Indian RA C Rocky Bluff RA C

Overmountain Victory Cable Cove C White Pines C Wayah Bald RA Silvermine C Appalachian Trail National Historic Trail Cheoah Point C Ammons Branch C Horse Cove C Blue Valley C Rattler Ford C Hurricane Creek C Van Hook Glade C Appletree C Kimsey Creek C

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McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania Pisgah NF Pisgah NF Nantahala NF Nantahala NF Wisemans View RA Roan Mountain RA Nantahala Gorge RA Cradle of Forestry RA Curtis Creek C Tsali RA C Sliding Rock RA Davidson River C Cove Creek C Kuykendall C

Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Pisgah NF Pisgah NF Car. Hemlocks RA C Black Mountain C Bria Bottom C

Blue Ridge National Heritage Area S TATE P ARKS , S TATE F ORESTS , AND S TATE N ATURAL A REAS

McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania Natural Heritage Theme: State Parks, State Forests & State Natural Areas Pisgah NF Pisgah NF Nantahala NF Nantahala NF Source data - NC Division of Parks and Recreation GIS data. Wisemans View RA Roan Mountain RA Nantahala Gorge RA Cradle of Forestry RA SF State Forest EF State Educational Forest SP State Park NA State Managed Natural Area Curtis Creek C Tsali RA C Sliding Rock RA All of the state forests, parks, and managed natural areas are mapped in this plan. Many of the state parks contain campgrounds but they are Davidson River C not listed in this appendix or mapped in this plan. Cove Creek C Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee Kuykendall C New River SP New River SP Lake James SP Tuttle EF

Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Stone Mountain SP Mount Jefferson NA South Mountains SP Pisgah NF Pisgah NF Bullhead Mtn NA Elk Knob NA Car. Hemlocks RA C Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison Black Mountain C Dupont SF Bria Bottom C Holmes EF

McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania Hickory Nut Gorge Lake James SP Pilot Mountain SP Dupont SF - Chimney Rock SP Gorges SP

Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Beech Cr Bog NA Rendezvous Mtn EF Mount Mitchell SP Elk Knob NA Stone Mtn SP

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Blue Ridge National Heritage Area S IGNIFICANT N ATURAL A REAS

Natural Heritage Theme: Significant Natural Heritage Areas Source data - NC Natural Heritage Program County Inventories and NCNHP GIS Data. * County Inventory in Progress + County Inventory to be Performed in the Future Significant Natural Heritage Areas are mapped in this plan.

Alleghany + Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell * Cherokee + High Knob / Upper Creek Aquatic Bluff Mountain Roan Mountain Massif Sugarhouse Cove Habitat

Long Hope Valley, Elk High Swan / Bull Johns River Mulberry Big Yellow Mountain Knob, the Peak Mountain Creek Aquatic Habitat

Yellow Mtn/ Raven Brush Fence Ridge / Jacob Fork Aquatic Paddy Mountain Cliffs Point Misery Habitat

Island Creek Heath Phoenix Mountain Dun Vegan Mountain The Craggies Bluff

Hildebran - Henry Three Top Mountain Flat Rock Mountain Walker Cove River Slopes

Mount Jefferson Grandfather Mountain Rattlesnake Knob Camp Creek Bluff

Hanging Rock Binah Rich Slope Cedar Cliff Knob Camp Creek North Mountain

Little Phoenix Forests Lutherrock Natural Vulcan Rhodhiss Snowball Mountain & Glade Area Slopes

Wilson Creek Aquatic Linville Gorge Buffalo Creek Bog Bee Tree Watershed Habitat Macrosite

Linville River Swamp Face Rock / Linville River Aquatic Bowlin Meadow Bog Forest Bog Complex Bearwallow Mtn Habitat

Glendale Springs Little Buck Hill Ivy Creek Sugar Maple Swamp Forest Bog Linville Falls Forests and Seeps / Chestnut Oak Slope Complex

Idlewild Bogs Lost Cove Cliffs Ivy Knob Linville Gorge

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Alleghany + Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell * Cherokee + Lost Cove Seep North Fork Ivy Creek Laurel Fork Bog Duggers Creek Forest Forests Cove

Rumbling Bald / Peak Creek Meadow NF Catawba River Shumont Mtn / Cedar Jonas Ridge Bog Bog Aquatic Habitat Knob

Cranberry Knob Bogs Haire Bog Wilson Creek Slopes Ogle Meadows and Swamp Forest

New River Aquatic Watauga River Woodfin Watershed / Brown Mountain Habitat Aquatic Habitat Camp Sequoyah Greenstone Forests

New River State Park, Anthony Creek Swamp Price Creek / Upper Creek Falls Wagoner Rd Cove Forest Bog Complex Coxcombe Mountain Forest Forest

New River Virginia Bent Creek Heartleaf Foothills Megasite Spiraea Sites NA

NF New River Aquatic Yellow Mountain / North Fork Watershed Habitat Ironmonger Mtn

SF New River Aquatic Alexander Cliffs and Smith Mountain Habitat Slopes

Broad River Natural Smith Cliff / Henry Area Fork River

Broad River Rare Hildebran Mountain Plant Site

Cedar Cliff / Little South Mountains Cedar Mountain Macosite

Christmount Natural South Mtns / Jacob Area Fork Watershed

South Mtns / Henry Montreat Watershed Fork Watershed

Clear Creek Mount Pisgah Watershed Natural Area

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Alleghany + Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell * Cherokee + Alleghany + Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell * Cherokee + Lost Cove Seep North Fork Ivy Creek Pinnacle Mountain / Deaf School Laurel Fork Bog Duggers Creek Forest Forests Cove Mill Creek Watershed

Rumbling Bald / Sims Hill / Little River Peak Creek Meadow NF Catawba River Sandy Bottom Shumont Mtn / Cedar Jonas Ridge Bog Uplands Bog Aquatic Habitat Knob Sandymush Creek / Broughton Hospital / Cranberry Knob Bogs Turkey Creek Gorge Keller Knob Haire Bog Wilson Creek Slopes Ogle Meadows and Swamp Forest Cane River Upper Shoal Creek New River Aquatic Watauga River Woodfin Watershed / Brown Mountain Watershed Watershed Habitat Aquatic Habitat Camp Sequoyah Greenstone Forests Flat Creek Serpentine Brindletown Forests Dike New River State Park, Anthony Creek Swamp Price Creek / Upper Creek Falls Wagoner Rd Cove Flat Top Mtn / Forest Bog Complex Coxcombe Mountain Forest Jimmy Knob Forest Swannanoa Cove

New River Virginia Bent Creek Heartleaf Grove Stone Natural Foothills Megasite Burkemont Mountain Spiraea Sites NA Area

NF New River Aquatic Yellow Mountain / Newfound Mtn / North Fork Watershed Hall Knob Habitat Ironmonger Mtn Rocky Face

SF New River Aquatic Alexander Cliffs and Panther Cliffs Smith Mountain Habitat Slopes Stony Bald Broad River Natural Smith Cliff / Henry Weed Patch Mtn / Area Fork River Joel Ridge Broad River Rare Hildebran Mountain Williams Branch Slope Plant Site

Cedar Cliff / Little South Mountains Cedar Mountain Macosite

Christmount Natural South Mtns / Jacob Area Fork Watershed

South Mtns / Henry Montreat Watershed Fork Watershed

Clear Creek Mount Pisgah Watershed Natural Area

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Clay + Graham + Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon + Madison + Canton Watershed / East Flat Rock Bog Blackrock Mtn / The Glades Remnant Granite City

Chatooga River Crabtree Bald Franklin Bog Gorge/ Ellicot Rock

Newfound Mtn / Whiteside Mtn / King Creek Bog Rocky Face Devils Courthouse

Whitewater River Raven Cliff McClure’s Bog Falls & Gorge

Savannah River Steestachee & Wesner Bat Fork Bog Headwaters Aquatic Balds - Boulderfields Habitat

Fork Mountain Foster Creek Bog Big Sheepcliff Ridge Daniel Boone Scout Kanuga Conf. Cntr Dillard Canyon & Camp Rare Plant Site Cliffs

Lake Logan / Sunburst Ochlawaha Bog Dulaney Bog Slopes

Dix Creek / Cold Mud Cr Bunched High Hampton / Mountain Arrowhead Site Chatooga Ridge

Richland Balsam / Etowah Swamp Terrapin Mountain Beartrail Ridge

Dark Ridge / Fanning Bridge Ellicot Mtn Pogonia Laurelpatch Cove Swamp Site

Old Bald / Cherry Jackson Park Horsepasture River Cove Wetlands Bog

Mud Cr Bridge & Little Terrapin Panther Branch Cove Eubank Swamp Mountain Cliffs

Bald Rock Mtn / Little Pinnacle Ridge Mud Creek Oxbow Bald Rock

Seniard Cr Swamp Steestachee & Wesner Redbank Cove Forest Bog Complex Balds - Boulderfields

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Clay + Graham + Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon + Madison + Clay + Graham + Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon + Madison + Canton Watershed / East Flat Rock Bog Blackrock Mtn / Rough Butt Bald / Shinycreek Watershed Bat Cave The Glades Remnant Granite City Gage Bald

Chatooga River Worlds Edge / Balsam Gap Natural Crabtree Bald Franklin Bog Devil’s Courthouse Gorge/ Ellicot Rock Sugarloaf Mountain Area

Newfound Mtn / Whiteside Mtn / Cloven Cliffs / The Black Mtn / Parker King Creek Bog Flat Laurel Gap Bog Rocky Face Devils Courthouse Pinnacles Knob

Whitewater River Rough Butt Bald / Broad River Natural Brown Mtn / Hench Raven Cliff McClure’s Bog Falls & Gorge Gage Bald Area Knob

Savannah River Chestnut Bald / Little Bearwallow Coward Knob & Steestachee & Wesner Bat Fork Bog Headwaters Aquatic Silvermine Bald Mountain Judaculla Cliffs Balds - Boulderfields Habitat Fork Ridge / Mount Rich Mountain / Sugar Raven Rock Fork Mountain Foster Creek Bog Big Sheepcliff Ridge Hardy Creek Face Rock / Richland Balsam / Daniel Boone Scout Kanuga Conf. Cntr Dillard Canyon & Graveyard Fields Camp Rare Plant Site Cliffs Bearwallow Mtn Bear Trail Ridge

Lake Logan / Sunburst Mt Hardy High Cliffield Mountain / Ochlawaha Bog Dulaney Bog Shelton Mountain Slopes Elevation Seepage Upper Hungry River Hoopers Creek / Dix Creek / Cold Mud Cr Bunched High Hampton / Mount Pisgah Snaggy Bald Mountain Arrowhead Site Chatooga Ridge Bearwallow Mtn

Richland Balsam / Shining Rock Tannassee Bald / Etowah Swamp Terrapin Mountain Baldtop Mountain Beartrail Ridge Wilderness Area Tannassee Ridge Tanasee Bald / Fork Ridge / Mount Dark Ridge / Fanning Bridge Ellicot Mtn Pogonia Bank Mountain Laurelpatch Cove Swamp Site Tannassee Ridge Hardy Dark Ridge / Old Bald / Cherry Jackson Park Horsepasture River Buckeye Creek Cove Bead and Lace Falls Cove Wetlands Bog Laurelpatch Cove

Mud Cr Bridge & Little Terrapin Flat Laurel Creek Bald Mountain / Charley Bald / Buck Panther Branch Cove Eubank Swamp Mountain Cliffs Headwaters Rainbow Falls Knob

Bald Rock Mtn / Little Old Bald / Cherry Pinnacle Ridge Mud Creek Oxbow Fryingpan Gap Burntshirt Mountain Bald Rock Cove

Seniard Cr Swamp Steestachee & Wesner Ivestor Gap Cranberry Lost Colony Coves / Redbank Cove Red Bank Cove Forest Bog Complex Balds - Boulderfields Seep Raven Cliffs

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Clay + Graham + Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon + Madison + Shiney Creek Sam Knob Green River Gorge Watershed

Mount Lyn Lowry / Green River Waterrock Knob Campbell Creek Headwaters

Pearson Falls Glen/ Yellow Face / Waterrock Knob Pacolet River Bluffs Blackrock Mtn

Pigeon Ford Rare Stone Mountain / Fed Cove Ridge Species Habitat Rocky Ridge

WF Pigeon River Tarkiln Mountain / Mt Lyn Lowry / Aquatic Habitat Grassy Cr Gorge Campbell Creek

Gilliland Creek Laurel Branch Cr Perry Top Forests Gorge / Buckeye Ford

Lower Hungry River Hurricane Ridge Pinnacle Bald Gorge

Hurricane Creek Shut In Gap / Soco Dry Branch Bog Forests Falls

Mount Sterling Creek Cole Mountain / Grassy Mountain Forests Shortoff Mountain

Grassy Camp Creek Salt Bin Bluffs Jim Creek Springhead Bogs

Slickrock Branch Wolf Cr / Cherry Gap Pinnacle Mountain Coves / Brown Mtn

Snowbird Creek / In Between Glades Yellow Mountain Cedar Cliff

Cataloochee Creek Joanna Mountain Hurricane Lake Bog Aquatic Habitat

Great Smoky Mtns Mount Pisgah Cedarcliff Mountain National Park

Fins Creek Rare Plant S Mills River Scarlet Panthertown Valley Site Oak Natural Area

Balsam Gap Natural Tuckaseigee River Stony Bald 39 Area Aquatic Habitat

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Clay + Graham + Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon + Madison + Clay + Graham + Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon + Madison + Shiney Creek Bonas Defeat / Sam Knob Green River Gorge Cold Spring Bog Mullinax Cove Watershed Tuckaseigee Gorge

Mount Lyn Lowry / Green River Mills River / SF Mills The Dismal / River Waterrock Knob Fall Branch Campbell Creek Headwaters R. Aquatic Habitat Cliffs

Pearson Falls Glen/ Yellow Face / Ocunaluftee River Waterrock Knob Naked Place Mountain Memminger’s Woods Pacolet River Bluffs Blackrock Mtn Aquatic Habitat

Pigeon Ford Rare Stone Mountain / Laurel Branch Mtn Fed Cove Ridge High Top Mountain Species Habitat Rocky Ridge Heartleaf Site

WF Pigeon River Tarkiln Mountain / Mt Lyn Lowry / Glassy Mountain / Paradise Falls Aquatic Habitat Grassy Cr Gorge Campbell Creek Sandburg Park

Gilliland Creek Laurel Branch Cr Robinson Creek Gorge Perry Top Forests Gorge / Buckeye Ford Barkers River Island Lower Hungry River Hurricane Ridge Pinnacle Bald East Laport River Gorge Islands Hurricane Creek Shut In Gap / Soco Dry Branch Bog Grassy Branch Falls Forests Falls and Bog Mount Sterling Creek Cole Mountain / Grassy Mountain High Falls of the Forests Shortoff Mountain Tuckeseigee River Grassy Camp Creek Salt Bin Bluffs Jim Creek Springhead Cullowhee Mafic Bogs Slope Slickrock Branch Wolf Cr / Cherry Gap Pinnacle Mountain WebsterSerpentine Coves / Brown Mtn Olivine Outcrop Snowbird Creek / In Between Glades Yellow Mountain Dark Ridge Olivine Cedar Cliff Outcrop Cataloochee Creek Joanna Mountain Hurricane Lake Bog Kirby Knob Hornblend Aquatic Habitat Slope Great Smoky Mtns Mount Pisgah Cedarcliff Mountain Tuckaseigee River National Park Hornblend Ravine Fins Creek Rare Plant S Mills River Scarlet Panthertown Valley Willits Hornblend Site Oak Natural Area Slope Natural Area Balsam Gap Natural Tuckaseigee River Stony Bald Ravenal Woods Area Aquatic Habitat Remnants 40

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McDowell Mitchell + Polk Rutherford Surry Swain + Transylvania Kross Keys Natural Bald Mountain / Fisher Peak Rock Beartree Ridge Area Round Top Mtn Outcrops

Catawba River Green River Bat Cave / Bluerock Cumberland Knob Dolomite Area Plantation Mountain Recreation Area

Sandy Springs Church Edmondson Mountain Bottomless Pools Saddle Mountain Springhead Swamp

Rotten Creek Pilot Mountain State Laurel Ridges Cane Creek Mountain Headwater Slopes Park

Camp Bethlehem Rich Chimney Rock Natural Chestnut Cr Swamp Linville Caverns Woods Area Forest Complex

Rumbling Bald / New Hope Springhead Ford Cocherham Linville Falls Shumont Mtn / Cedar Swamp Meadow Bog Knob

Stony Mountain / Rich Linville Gorge Big Level Natural Area Schyler Meadow Bogs Mountain

Linville Mtn Natural White Oak Creek Non- Weed Patch Mtn / Mitchell River Aquatic Area Alluvial Wetlands Joel Ridge Habitat

Green River Rich Worlds Edge / Yadkin River Aquatic Mackey Mountain Slopes Sugarloaf Mountain Habitat

Newberry Creek Mills Bridge Natural Bovender Farm Gorge Area

NF Catawba River Round Mountain Brindletown Forests Aquatic Habitat

Pinnacle Mountain / Pearson’s Falls Glen Cherry Mountain Mill Creek

1st Broad River The Loop / Gillespie Buck Mountain / Headwaters Aquatic Gap Cedar Cliff Habitat

Woods Mountain / Cove Creek / Bradley Fork Mountain / GSA Singecat Ridge Falls Camp

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McDowell Mitchell + Polk Rutherford Surry Swain + Transylvania McDowell Mitchell + Polk Rutherford Surry Swain + Transylvania Kross Keys Natural Bald Mountain / Fisher Peak Rock Bobs Creek Pocket Tryon Reservoir / Twin Beartree Ridge Lisenberry Mountain Area Round Top Mtn Outcrops Wilderness Lakes

Catawba River Green River Bat Cave / Bluerock Cumberland Knob Brackettown Seepage Melrose Mountain Lone Mountain Dolomite Area Plantation Mountain Recreation Area Bog Complex Natural Area

Sandy Springs Church Lone Mountain Rhodes French Broad Edmondson Mountain Bottomless Pools Saddle Mountain Pinnacle Mountain Springhead Swamp Natural Area Heartleaf

Rotten Creek Pilot Mountain State Muddy Creek Bog and Laurel Ridges Cane Creek Mountain Wildcat Spur Lone Mountain Headwater Slopes Park Slopes

Camp Bethlehem Rich Chimney Rock Natural Chestnut Cr Swamp Pinnacle Mountain / Rockyface Mtn & Linville Caverns White Oak Mountain Woods Area Forest Complex Long Mountain Cedar Knob

Rumbling Bald / Rockyface Mtn & Rollins / South Mntns New Hope Springhead Ford Cocherham Tryon Peak Linville Falls Shumont Mtn / Cedar Cedar Knob Natural Area Swamp Meadow Bog Knob Rollins / South Mntns Shunkawahken Falls & Shoal Ridge Stony Mountain / Rich Natural Area Ravine Linville Gorge Big Level Natural Area Schyler Meadow Bogs Mountain South Mtns Henry Hickorynut Mountain Miller Mountain Linville Mtn Natural White Oak Creek Non- Weed Patch Mtn / Mitchell River Aquatic Fork Watershed Area Alluvial Wetlands Joel Ridge Habitat Holbart’s Cove / Cove Upper Cathey’s Creek Green River Rich Worlds Edge / Yadkin River Aquatic Creek / Bradley Falls / Harris Mtn Mackey Mountain Slopes Sugarloaf Mountain Habitat Laurel Branch Rich Yellowtop / Newberry Creek Mills Bridge Natural Woods Biggerstaff Mtn Bovender Farm Gorge Area Big Island Carolina Green River Gorge NF Catawba River Hemlock Bluff Round Mountain Brindletown Forests Aquatic Habitat Little Warrior Mtn Brice Rare Plant Site Pinnacle Mountain / Cave Natural Area Pearson’s Falls Glen Cherry Mountain Mill Creek Davenport Road / 1st Broad River Mountainview Rare The Loop / Gillespie Buck Mountain / Headwaters Aquatic Plant Site Gap Cedar Cliff Habitat Floyds Cr Tributary Woods Mountain / Cove Creek / Bradley Fork Mountain / GSA Rare Plant Site Singecat Ridge Falls Camp

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McDowell Mitchell + Polk Rutherford Surry Swain + Transylvania Hensons Creek Natural Area

Island Ford Flatrocks

Jenkins Flatrock Kudzu Farm Rare Plant Site

New Bethel Rare Plant Site Riverbend

Sandy Mush Outcrop

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McDowell Mitchell + Polk Rutherford Surry Swain + Transylvania Watauga Wilkes + Yadkin Yancey * Qualla Hensons Creek Boon Fork Aquatic Martins Creek Cove Natural Area Habitat

SF New River Aquatic Hobson-Bland Dry Island Ford Flatrocks Habitat Bluff Forest

Jenkins Flatrock Watauga River Siloam Mesic Slopes Aquatic Habitat Kudzu Farm Rare Plant Site Beech Creek Bog Yadkin Islands Forest Natural Area New Bethel Rare Plant Site Shallowford Road Deep Gap Bog Riverbend Mesic Forests Doe Fork Seeps & Sandy Mush Outcrop Forests Dun Vegan Mountain Dutch Creek Falls Grandfather Mountain Grandview Overlook Slopes

Hanging Rock Mountain

Howards Creek Floodplain

Julian Price Park Wetlands Nat Area

Long Hope Valley / Elk Knob/The Peak

Moses Cone Park / Flat Top Mountain

Potato Hill / Rich Mtn Knob / Harmon Bald

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Watauga Wilkes + Yadkin Yancey * Qualla Sims Creek Old Growth Forest Snake Mountain SF Laurel Creek / Dugger Mountain

Stone Mountain (Locust Gap)

Trivett Branch Forests & Seeps

Blue Ridge National Heritage Area C RITICAL H ABITAT AND S PECIES OF C ONSERVATION I MPORTANCE

Watauga Wilkes + Yadkin Yancey * Qualla Natural Heritage Theme: Critical Habitat and Plant and Wildlife Species of Conservation Importance Sims Creek Old Source - NC Natural Heritage Program; US Fish and Wildlife Service. Growth Forest *CH Critical Habitat Snake Mountain Endangered Species Threatened Species Federal Species of Concern SF Laurel Creek / Dugger Mountain Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee Stone Mountain Appalachian Appalachian Bewick’s Appalachian Bewick’s A Liverwort A Liverwort A Liverwort Cumberland Bean (Locust Gap) Cottontail Wren Wren

Trivett Branch Forests Appalachian Appalachian Bewick’s Appalachian Elktoe Carolina Saxifrage Appalachian Woodrat Appalachian Woodrat Hellbender & Seeps Checkered-Skipper Wren *CH

Appalachian Appalachian Hiwassee Headwaters Cuthbert’s Turtlehead Appalachian Woodrat Bog Oatgrass Brook Floater Cottontail Cottontail Crayfish

Appalachian Yellow- Fen Sedge Appalachian Oak Fern Appalachian Woodrat Brook Floater Edmund’s Snaketail Junaluska Salamander bellied Sapsucker

Golden-winged Appalachian Yellow- Mountain Blotched Appalachian Woodrat Bachman’s Sparrow Carolina Saxifrage Mountain Bittercress Warbler bellied Sapsucker Chub Gray’s Lily Blue Ridge Goldenrod Bent Avens Blotchside Logperch Cuthbert’s Turtlehead Riverbank Vervain Mountain Catchfly Bluff Mountain Carolina Northern Dwarf-flowered Green Floater Blue Ridge Goldenrod Northern Pine Snake Reindeer Lichen Flying Squirrel Heartleaf

Eastern Woodrat - Hellbender Bog Bluegrass Bog Bluegrass Carolina Saxifrage Southern Appalachian Olive Darter Population

Rafinesque’s Big- Carolina Northern Kanawha Minnow Carolina Saxifrage Cerulean Warbler Heller’s Blazing-star eared Bat - Mountain Flying Squirrel Subspecies

Large-leaved Grass- Mountain Golden- Cuthbert’s Turtlehead Carolina Saxifrage Divided-leaf Ragwort Seepage Salamander of-parnassus heather *CH

Gammon’s Stenelmis Mountain River Small Whorled Pygmy Snaketail Cuthbert’s Turtlehead Eastern Cougar Riffle Beetle Cruiser Pogonia

Rafinesque’s Big- Eastern Small-footed Regal Fritallary Glade Spurge Gray’s Lily eared Bat - Mountain Tennessee Clubshell Myotis Subspecies 46

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Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee

Eastern Woodrat - Golden-winged Small Whorled Tennessee Hellbender Southern Appalachian Warbler Pogonia Heelsplitter Population

French Broad Southern Appalachian Gray’s Lily Heller’s Blazing-star Heartleaf Red Crossbill

French Broad River Green Floater Mountain Bittercress Sweet Pinesap Crayfish Hellbender Pigmy Salamander Glade Spurge Heller’s Blazing-star Regal Fritillary Gray Myotis Kanawha Minnow Roan Mountain Bluet Gray’s Lily Large-leaved Grass- Rock Gnome Lichen Hellbender of-parnassus

Southern Appalachian Pigmy Salamander Black-capped Longhead Darter Chickadee

Southern Appalachian Mountain Blotched Pygmy Snaketail Northern Saw-whet Chub Owl

Southern Appalachian Regal Fritillary Mountain Catchfly Red Crossbill Roan Mountain Bluet Southern Rock Vole Mountain Heartleaf Rock Gnome Lichen Southern Water Shrew Paddlefish Southern Appalachian Spreading Avens Pigmy Salamander Red Crossbill Spreading Avens Virginia Big-eared Bat Piratebush

Rafinesque’s Big- Swamp Pink eared Bat - Mountain Subspecies

Tall Larkspur Rock Gnome Lichen

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Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee

Eastern Woodrat - Southern Appalachian Golden-winged Small Whorled Tennessee Hellbender Southern Appalachian Virginia Spiraea Black-capped Warbler Pogonia Heelsplitter Population Chickadee

French Broad Southern Appalachian Gray’s Lily Heller’s Blazing-star Southern Appalachian Heartleaf Red Crossbill Northern Saw-whet Owl French Broad River Green Floater Mountain Bittercress Sweet Pinesap Crayfish Southern Appalachian Hellbender Pigmy Salamander Glade Spurge Red Crossbill Heller’s Blazing-star Regal Fritillary Gray Myotis Southern Water Shrew Kanawha Minnow Roan Mountain Bluet Gray’s Lily Spotfin Chub *CH Large-leaved Grass- Rock Gnome Lichen Hellbender of-parnassus Sweet Pinesap Tawny Crescent Southern Appalachian Pigmy Salamander Black-capped Longhead Darter Chickadee

Southern Appalachian Mountain Blotched Pygmy Snaketail Northern Saw-whet Chub Owl

Rafinesque’s Big- Swamp Pink eared Bat - Mountain Subspecies

Tall Larkspur Rock Gnome Lichen

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Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison Alabama Least Appalachian Appalachian Bewick’s Appalachian Bewick’s Appalachian Bewick’s Trillium (=Trillium Bunched Arrowhead Carolina Saxifrage Cottontail Wren Wren Wren pusillum var. 1) Appalachian Appalachian Elktoe Appalachian Appalachian Elktoe Appalachian Elktoe Appalachian Cuthbert’s Turtlehead Cottontail *CH Cottontail *CH *CH Cottontail

Eastern Woodrat - Appalachian Yellow- Appalachian Yellow- Appalachian Elktoe Appalachian Yellow- Appalachian Elktoe Divided-leaf Ragwort Southern Appalachian bellied Sapsucker bellied Sapsucker *CH bellied Sapsucker *CH Population

Carolina Northern Appalachian Yellow- Eastern Small-footed Appalachian Yellow- French Broad River Buck Creek Aster Bog Oatgrass Flying Squirrel bellied Sapsucker Myotis bellied Sapsucker Crayfish

Eastern Woodrat - Carolina Northern Cerulean Warbler Carolina Saxifrage Bog Oatgrass Southern Appalachian Bog Oatgrass Glade Spurge Flying Squirrel Population

Carolina Northern Glade Spurge Cerulean Warbler Fort Mountain Sedge Carolina Saxifrage Carolina Saxifrage Hellbender Flying Squirrel

Eastern Small-footed French Broad Mountain Blotched Green Pitcher Plant Carolina Saxifrage Cuthbert’s Turtlehead Cerulean Warbler Myotis Heartleaf Chub Hellbender Glade Spurge Cerulean Warbler Gray’s Lily Divided-leaf Ragwort Cuthbert’s Turtlehead Mountain Catchfly

Eastern Woodrat - Hiwassee Headwaters Hellbender Divided-leaf Ragwort Green Salamander Southern Appalachian Divided-leaf Ragwort Mountain Thaspium Crayfish Population

Eastern Small-footed Junaluska Salamander Indiana Myotis Eastern Cougar Hellbender Fraser’s Loosestrife Olive Darter Myotis

Eastern Woodrat - Eastern Woodrat - Large-leaved Grass- Large-flowered French Broad River Junaluska Salamander Southern Appalachian Southern Appalachian Paddlefish of-parnassus Barbara’s-buttons Crayfish Population Population

Mountain Blotched Mountain Blotched Mountain Bittercress Gray’s Lily Glade Spurge Fraser’s Loosestrife Piratebush Chub Chub

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Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison

Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison Rafinesque’s Big- Alabama Least New Jersey Rush Mountain Catchfly Hellbender Mountain Catchfly Gorge Filmy Fern Glade Spurge eared Bat - Mountain Appalachian Appalachian Bewick’s Appalachian Bewick’s Appalachian Bewick’s Trillium (=Trillium Bunched Arrowhead Carolina Saxifrage Subspecies Cottontail Wren Wren Wren pusillum var. 1) Rafinesque’s Big- Appalachian Appalachian Elktoe Appalachian Appalachian Elktoe Appalachian Elktoe Appalachian Granite Dome Granite Dome Cuthbert’s Turtlehead Seepage Salamander eared Bat - Mountain Indiana Myotis Mountain Heartleaf Sculpted Supercoil Cottontail *CH Cottontail *CH *CH Cottontail Goldenrod Goldenrod Subspecies Eastern Woodrat - Appalachian Yellow- Appalachian Yellow- Appalachian Elktoe Appalachian Yellow- Appalachian Elktoe Divided-leaf Ragwort Southern Appalachian bellied Sapsucker bellied Sapsucker *CH bellied Sapsucker *CH Southern Appalachian Population Large-leaved Grass- Mountain Sweet Southeastern Myotis Seepage Salamander Green Salamander Green Salamander Northern Saw-whet of-parnassus Pitcher Plant Owl Carolina Northern Appalachian Yellow- Eastern Small-footed Appalachian Yellow- French Broad River Buck Creek Aster Bog Oatgrass Flying Squirrel bellied Sapsucker Myotis bellied Sapsucker Crayfish A Liverwort A Liverwort A Liverwort New Jersey Rush A Liverwort A Liverwort Spotfin Chub *CH Eastern Woodrat - Carolina Northern Cerulean Warbler Carolina Saxifrage Bog Oatgrass Southern Appalachian Bog Oatgrass Glade Spurge Smoky Mountain Flying Squirrel Southern Water Shrew Mountain Bittercress Swamp Pink Hellbender Hellbender Wounded Darter Population Mannagrass

Carolina Northern Glade Spurge Cerulean Warbler Fort Mountain Sedge Carolina Saxifrage Carolina Saxifrage Hellbender Southern Appalachian Flying Squirrel Little Tennessee River Sweet Pinesap Northern Saw-whet Mountain Catchfly Sweet Pinesap Indiana Myotis Rosyside Dace Eastern Small-footed French Broad Mountain Blotched Owl Green Pitcher Plant Carolina Saxifrage Cuthbert’s Turtlehead Cerulean Warbler Myotis Heartleaf Chub Tennessee Little Tennessee River Littlewing Hellbender Glade Spurge Cerulean Warbler Gray’s Lily Divided-leaf Ragwort Cuthbert’s Turtlehead Mountain Catchfly Tawny Crescent Tawny Crescent Olive-sided Flycatcher Heelsplitter Rosyside Dace Pearlymussel Eastern Woodrat - Hiwassee Headwaters Hellbender Divided-leaf Ragwort Green Salamander Southern Appalachian Divided-leaf Ragwort Mountain Thaspium Lobed Barren- Lost Nantahala Cave Crayfish Virginia Spiraea Pigmy Salamander White Irisette Population strawberry Spider

Eastern Small-footed Piratebush Mountain Bittercress Mountain Catchfly Junaluska Salamander Indiana Myotis Eastern Cougar Hellbender Fraser’s Loosestrife Olive Darter Myotis Rock Gnome Lichen Mountain Catchfly Olive Darter Eastern Woodrat - Eastern Woodrat - Large-leaved Grass- Large-flowered French Broad River Junaluska Salamander Southern Appalachian Southern Appalachian Paddlefish Rugel’s Ragwort of-parnassus Barbara’s-buttons Crayfish Mountain Thaspium Olive-sided Flycatcher Population Population (=Cacalia rugelia) Small Whorled Mountain Blotched Mountain Blotched Olive Darter Piedmont Aster Mountain Bittercress Gray’s Lily Glade Spurge Fraser’s Loosestrife Piratebush Pogonia Chub Chub Smoky Mountain Pigmy Salamander Pigmy Salamander Mannagrass

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Southern Appalachian Black-capped Radford’s Sedge Piratebush Chickadee

Southern Appalachian Rafinesque’s Big- Northern Saw-whet Rock Gnome Lichen eared Bat - Mountain Owl Subspecies

Southern Appalachian Small Whorled Rock Gnome Lichen Red Crossbill Pogonia

Southern Appalachian Southern Rock Vole Black-capped Seepage Salamander Chickadee

Southern Appalachian Small Whorled Southern Water Shrew Northern Saw-whet Pogonia Owl

Southern Appalachian Southern Appalachian Spreading Avens Northern Saw-whet Red Crossbill Owl

Tawny Crescent Southern Rock Vole Southern Rock Vole Torrey’s Mountain- Swamp Pink Southern Water Shrew mint Sweet Pinesap Spotfin Chub *CH Tawny Crescent Tawny Crescent Torrey’s Mountain- Torrey’s Mountain- mint mint Wounded Darter Virginia Spiraea West Indian Dwarf Polypody Wounded Darter

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Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania Appalachian Appalachian Southern Appalachian Appalachian Woodrat Carolina Saxifrage Brook Floater A Liverwort A Hornwort Black-capped Radford’s Sedge Piratebush Cottontail Checkered-Skipper Chickadee Bennett’s Mill Cave Appalachian Elktoe Schweinitz’s Appalachian Cerulean Warbler Cerulean Warbler A Liverwort Water Slater *CH Sunflower Cottontail Southern Appalachian Rafinesque’s Big- Northern Saw-whet Rock Gnome Lichen eared Bat - Mountain Carolina Northern Small Whorled Appalachian Elktoe Alexander’s Rock Appalachian Woodrat Divided-leaf Ragwort Divided-leaf Ragwort Owl Subspecies Flying Squirrel Pogonia *CH Aster

Southern Appalachian Small Whorled Appalachian Yellow- Dwarf-flowered Dwarf-flowered Appalachian Yellow- Appalachian Bewick’s Rock Gnome Lichen Cerulean Warbler Red Crossbill Pogonia bellied Sapsucker Heartleaf Heartleaf bellied Sapsucker Wren

Southern Appalachian Eastern Woodrat - Eastern Small-footed Appalachian Southern Rock Vole Black-capped Seepage Salamander Cuthbert’s Turtlehead Bent Avens Southern Appalachian Blotchside Logperch Myotis Cottontail Chickadee Population

Southern Appalachian Eastern Woodrat - Small Whorled Carolina Northern Carolina Northern Appalachian Elktoe Southern Water Shrew Northern Saw-whet Divided-leaf Ragwort Fort Mountain Sedge Southern Appalachian Pogonia Flying Squirrel Flying Squirrel *CH Owl Population

Southern Appalachian Eastern Woodrat - Southern Appalachian Granite Dome Appalachian Yellow- Spreading Avens Northern Saw-whet Southern Appalachian Carolina Saxifrage Fraser’s Loosestrife Carolina Saxifrage Red Crossbill Goldenrod bellied Sapsucker Owl Population

Tawny Crescent Southern Rock Vole Southern Rock Vole French Broad Carolina Northern Gray’s Lily Gray’s Lily Green Salamander Clingman Covert Heartleaf Flying Squirrel Torrey’s Mountain- Swamp Pink Southern Water Shrew mint Large-leaved Grass- Hellbender Green Salamander Indiana Myotis Eastern Cougar Cerulean Warbler Sweet Pinesap Spotfin Chub *CH of-parnassus Mountain Golden- Eastern Small-footed Tawny Crescent Tawny Crescent Indiana Myotis Sweet Pinesap Rock Gnome Lichen Cuthbert’s Turtlehead heather *CH Myotis Torrey’s Mountain- Torrey’s Mountain- mint mint Eastern Woodrat - Eastern Woodrat - Small Whorled A Liverwort A Liverwort White Irisette Southern Appalachian Southern Appalachian Wounded Darter Virginia Spiraea Pogonia Population Population West Indian Dwarf Northern Oconee Polypody Mountain Bittercress Worthy Shield Lichen Sweet Pinesap Glade Spurge Fraser’s Loosestrife Bells Wounded Darter Mountain Blotched French Broad Olive-sided Flycatcher White Irisette Gray Myotis Chub Heartleaf

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McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania French Broad River Pigmy Salamander Olive Darter Hellbender Crayfish

Small Whorled Granite Dome Olive-sided Flycatcher Indiana Myotis Pogonia Goldenrod

Little Tennessee River Sweet Pinesap Pigmy Salamander Green Salamander Rosyside Dace

Littlewing Piratebush Hellbender Pearlymussel

Lost Nantahala Cave Large-leaved Grass- Roan Mountain Bluet Spider of-parnassus

Lobed Barren- Roan Supercoil Mountain Bittercress strawberry Rock Gnome Lichen Mountain Catchfly Mountain Bittercress Mountain River Sharphead Darter Noonday Globe Cruiser

Southern Appalachian Mountain Sweet Northern Saw-whet Northern Pine Snake Pitcher Plant Owl

Southern Appalachian Olive Darter Pigmy Salamander Red Crossbill

Rafinesque’s Big- Spreading Avens Olive-sided Flycatcher eared Bat - Mountain Subspecies

Spruce-fir Moss Spider Pigmy Salamander Rock Gnome Lichen *CH

Rafinesque’s Big- Small Whorled Virginia Spiraea eared Bat - Mountain Pogonia Subspecies

Rugel’s Ragwort Small-leaved (=Cacalia rugelia) Meadowrue

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McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania French Broad River Smoky Mountain Pigmy Salamander Olive Darter Hellbender Seepage Salamander Crayfish Mannagrass

Small Whorled Granite Dome Southern Appalachian Olive-sided Flycatcher Indiana Myotis Smoky Mountain Pogonia Goldenrod Black-capped Mannagrass Chickadee Little Tennessee River Sweet Pinesap Pigmy Salamander Green Salamander Rosyside Dace Southern Appalachian Southern Appalachian Littlewing Black-capped Northern Saw-whet Piratebush Hellbender Pearlymussel Chickadee Owl

Lost Nantahala Cave Large-leaved Grass- Southern Appalachian Roan Mountain Bluet Southern Appalachian Spider of-parnassus Northern Saw-whet Red Crossbill Owl Lobed Barren- Roan Supercoil Mountain Bittercress strawberry Southern Appalachian Southern Oconee Rock Gnome Lichen Mountain Catchfly Mountain Bittercress Red Crossbill Bells Mountain River Southern Oconee Sharphead Darter Noonday Globe Swamp Pink Cruiser Bells Southern Rock Vole Sweet Pinesap Southern Appalachian Mountain Sweet Northern Saw-whet Northern Pine Snake Southern Water Shrew Tennessee Clubshell Pitcher Plant Owl Spotfin Chub *CH Worthy Shield Lichen Southern Appalachian Olive Darter Pigmy Salamander Spruce-fir Moss Spider Red Crossbill *CH

Rafinesque’s Big- Sweet Pinesap Spreading Avens Olive-sided Flycatcher eared Bat - Mountain Tawny Crescent Subspecies Virginia Spiraea Spruce-fir Moss Spider Pigmy Salamander Rock Gnome Lichen Wounded Darter *CH

Rafinesque’s Big- Small Whorled Virginia Spiraea eared Bat - Mountain Pogonia Subspecies

Rugel’s Ragwort Small-leaved (=Cacalia rugelia) Meadowrue

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Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Appalachian Cerulean Warbler Brook Floater A Liverwort A Liverwort Cottontail

Eastern Small-footed Appalachian Appalachian Woodrat Olive Darter Myotis Cottontail

Southern Appalachian Appalachian Yellow- Torrey’s Mountain- Appalachian Elktoe Black-capped bellied Sapsucker mint *CH Chickadee

Southern Oconee Bent Avens Appalachian Woodrat Bells

Carolina Northern Appalachian Yellow- Sweet Pinesap Flying Squirrel bellied Sapsucker Carolina Saxifrage Blotchside Logperch Wounded Darter Cerulean Warbler Cain’s Reed Grass Golden-winged Carolina Northern Warbler Flying Squirrel Gray’s Lily Carolina Saxifrage Green Floater Cuthbert’s Turtlehead Eastern Small-footed Hellbender Myotis Heller’s Blazing-star Fragile Glyph Kanawha Minnow Glade Spurge Large-leaved Grass- Gray’s Lily of-parnassus Mountain Bittercress Hellbender Pigmy Salamander Mountain Bittercress Mountain Blotched Roan Mountain Bluet Chub

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Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Appalachian Cerulean Warbler Brook Floater A Liverwort A Liverwort Southern Appalachian Cottontail Northern Saw-whet Mountain Catchfly Owl Eastern Small-footed Appalachian Appalachian Woodrat Olive Darter Myotis Cottontail Spreading Avens Olive Darter

Southern Appalachian Tall Larkspur Olive-sided Flycatcher Appalachian Yellow- Torrey’s Mountain- Appalachian Elktoe Black-capped bellied Sapsucker mint *CH Virginia Big-eared Bat Pigmy Salamander Chickadee Roan Mountain Bluet Southern Oconee Bent Avens Appalachian Woodrat Rock Gnome Lichen Bells Sharphead Darter Carolina Northern Appalachian Yellow- Sweet Pinesap Flying Squirrel bellied Sapsucker Southern Appalachian Black-capped Carolina Saxifrage Blotchside Logperch Wounded Darter Chickadee Cerulean Warbler Cain’s Reed Grass Southern Appalachian Golden-winged Carolina Northern Northern Saw-whet Warbler Flying Squirrel Owl Gray’s Lily Carolina Saxifrage Southern Appalachian Green Floater Cuthbert’s Turtlehead Red Crossbill Eastern Small-footed Hellbender Southern Rock Vole Myotis Spreading Avens Heller’s Blazing-star Fragile Glyph Spruce-fir Moss Spider Kanawha Minnow Glade Spurge *CH Large-leaved Grass- Gray’s Lily Virginia Spiraea of-parnassus Yancey Sideswimmer Mountain Bittercress Hellbender Pigmy Salamander Mountain Bittercress Mountain Blotched Roan Mountain Bluet Chub

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Blue Ridge National Heritage Area P UBLIC F ISHING AND G AMELANDS

Natural Heritage Theme: NCWRC Managed Public Fishing Areas, Community Fishing Programs, & Gamelands Source data - http://www.ncwildlife.org/fs_index_03_fishing.htm; http://www.ncwildlife.org/fs_index_04_hunting.htm. PF Public Fishing Access Areas C Community Fishing Programs G Gamelands There are numerous public fishing areas in the BRNHA, including in the national forests. The Public Fishing Access Areas referenced in this appendix include only those designated access areas managed by the NC Wildlife Resources Commmission. Public Fishing Access Areas, Community Fishing Programs, and Gamelands are mapped in this plan.

Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee Chinqapin Trout Lake Thurmond Chatham G Pisgah G Lake Powhattan PF Broughton Pond PF Buffalo Cove G Cherokee Lake PF PF Three Top Mtn G Lake Julian C Jacob Fork PF Pisgah G Nantahala G Cherokee G Lake Tomahawk C Bridgewater PF Pisgah G South Mtns G Sandy Mush G Pisgah G Johns River G (new) Pisgah WRC G

Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison Jackrabbit PF Tsali PF Vance Street Park PF Green River G Balsam Lake PF Needmore G Murray Branch PF Ledford Chapel PF Nantahala G Cold Mountain G Dupont Forest G Nantahala G Nantahala G Max Patch PF Nantahala G Pisgah G Pisgah G Toxaway G Sandy Mush G Pisgah G

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McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania Curtis Creek PF Pisgah G Fish Top Access PF South Mtns G Big Elkin Cr C Tuckaseigee PF Coontree PF South Mtns G Laughter Pond C Mitchell River G Nantahala G Blantyre PF Pisgah G Green River G Needmore G Dupont Forest G Nantahala G Pisgah G Toxaway G

Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Elk Knob G E Pr Roaring River PF Pisgah G Pisgah G Thurmond Chatham G Kerr Scott G Buffalo Cove G

Blue Ridge National Heritage Area T RAILS

McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania Natural Heritage Theme: Select Recreational Trails Curtis Creek PF Pisgah G Fish Top Access PF South Mtns G Big Elkin Cr C Tuckaseigee PF Coontree PF Source data - Road biking trails from NCDOT (http://www.ncdot.org/it/gis/DataDistribution/BikeMaps/default.html#gisData); South Mtns G Laughter Pond C Mitchell River G Nantahala G Blantyre PF Canoe trails from NCDPR; Hiking, Historic and Mountain Biking from federal agency GIS data (GSMNP, BRP and NFNC), Pisgah G Green River G Needmore G Dupont Forest G from paper maps reviewed by the technical consultant and from IDT members. Nantahala G MB Mountain Biking RB Road Biking C Canoeing H Hiking HT Historic Trail Pisgah G Road biking and canoe trails include only state designated routes. Toxaway G Other trails include routes of state or regional significance, as determined by the IDT and the technical consultant. All of the trails listed below are mapped in this plan. There are numerous other trails that are not listed in this appendix or mapped. Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Elk Knob G E Pr Roaring River PF Pisgah G Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee New River Canoe New River Canoe Upper Catawba Upper Catawba Benton MacKaye Pisgah G Thurmond Chatham G Appalachian Trail H Bent Creek MB Trail C Trail C Canoe Trail C Canoe Trail C Trail H Kerr Scott G Mountains to Sea Mountains to Sea Coleman Boundary Mountains to Sea Mountains to Sea NC Bike Route #2 Buffalo Cove G Tanawah Trail H Trail H Trail H MB Trail H Trail H RB Mountains to Sea Mountains to Sea NC Bike Route #2 NC Bike Route #2 NC Bike Route #4 RB Trail H Trail H RB RB NC Bike Route #2 NC Bike Route #2 NC Bike Route #6 Overmountain RB RB RB Victory Trail HT Overmountain South Mountains Alexander Park MB Victory Trail HT State Park MB

NF Mills River Trails Overmountain MB Victory Trail HT

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Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison Mountains to Sea Mountains to Sea Mountains to Sea Appalachian Trail H Tsali Trails B Bartram Trail H Appalachian Trail H Trail H Trail H Trail H

Benton MacKaye NC Bike Route #8 NC Bike Route #2 NC Bike Route #2 Appalachian Trail H Trail H RB RB RB Dupont State Forest Bartram Trail H Bartram Trail H Appalachian Trail MB

SF Mills River Trails Appalachian Trail H Art Loeb Trail H Appalachian Trail H MB

Benton MacKaye Trail H NC Bike Route #2 RB

Blue Ridge National Heritage Area T RAILS

Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania Mountains to Sea Mountains to Sea Mountains to Sea Mountains to Sea Mountains to Sea NC Bike Route #8 NC Bike Route #8 Yadkin-Pee Dee River Mountains to Sea Appalachian Trail H Tsali Trails B Bartram Trail H Appalachian Trail H Appalachian Trail H Trail H Trail H Trail H Trail H Trail H RB RB Trail C Trail H Benton MacKaye NC Bike Route #8 NC Bike Route #2 NC Bike Route #2 Upper Catawba NC Bike Route #2 Overmountain Overmountain Mountains to Sea Appalachian Trail H Tsali Trails B Art Loeb Trail H Trail H RB RB RB Canoe Trail C RB Victory Trail HT Victory Trail HT Trail H Dupont State Forest NC Bike Route #2 NC Bike Route #4 Benton MacKaye NC Bike Route #2 Bartram Trail H Bartram Trail H Appalachian Trail Appalachian Trail H MB RB RB Trail H B SF Mills River Trails Overmountain Overmountain Overmountain NC Bike Route #8 Appalachian Trail H Art Loeb Trail H Appalachian Trail H Bartram Trail H MB Victory Trail HT Victory Trail HT Victory Trail HT RB Benton MacKaye Hanging Dog Trails Dupont State Forest Trail H MB MB

NC Bike Route #2 Great Smoky Davidson River Trails RB Mountains National MB Park Hiking Trails

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Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Mountains to Sea Yadkin-Pee Dee Yadkin-Pee Dee Mountains to Sea Appalachian Trail H Trail H River Trail C River Trail C Trail H Mountains to Sea Mountains to Sea Mountains to Sea Ocunaluftee River Tanawah Trail H Trail H Trail H Trail H Trail H NC Bike Route # NC Bike Route #2RB 4RB Dark Mountain Trails at Kerr Scott Lake

Overmountain Victory Trail HT

Blue Ridge National Heritage Area S CENIC B YWAYS

Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Natural Heritage Theme: Scenic Byways Mountains to Sea Yadkin-Pee Dee Yadkin-Pee Dee Mountains to Sea Source data - NCDOT Scenic Byways Program (http://www.ncdot.org/doh/operations/dp_chief_eng/roadside/scenic/); Appalachian Trail H Trail H River Trail C River Trail C Trail H IDT members and Local Heritage Council Plans. Mountains to Sea Mountains to Sea Mountains to Sea Ocunaluftee River Tanawah Trail H NNF Nantahala National Forest Mtn Mountain Fr French Trail H Trail H Trail H Trail H While there are many scenic roads in the BRNHA, this listing includes only byways officially designated by the NCDOT or the NNF. NC Bike Route # NC Bike Route #2RB The NC Department of Transportation provides a rough map of most of these scenic drives. That map is included in this plan. 4RB Some recently designated Scenic Byways, such as Pisgah Loop and I-26, are not included on the map. Dark Mountain Trails at Kerr Scott Lake Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee Overmountain Blue Ridge Parkway New River Valley Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway Upper Yadkin Way Nantahala Victory Trail HT New River Valley Little Parkway Black Mtn Rag Pisgah Loop Little Parkway Waterfall Byway Mission Crossing Drovers Road Fr Broad Overview

Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison Waterfall Byway Tail of the Dragon Blue Ridge Parkway Historic Flat Rock Blue Ridge Parkway Nantahala Fr Broad Overview Cherohala Skyway Forest Heritage Black Mtn Rag Waterfall Byway Waterfall Byway Appalachian Medley Indian Lakes Appalachian Medley Drovers Road Whitewater Byway Mtn Waters (NNF) I-26 Scenic Byway Nantahala

McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway Pacolet River Black Mtn Rag Blue Ridge Parkway Indian Lakes Blue Ridge Parkway South Mtn Scenery Drovers Road Hanging Rock Nantahala Forest Heritage South Mtn Scenery Mtn Waters (NNF) Waterfall Byway Whitewater Byway

Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway Blue Ridge Parkway Mission Crossing Upper Yadkin Way Little Parkway

New River Valley 64

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Blue Ridge National Heritage Area V ILLAGES , M OUNDS , AND G EOLOGICAL S ITES OF C ULTURAL I MPORTANCE

Cherokee Heritage Theme: Villages, Mounds, Museums & Geological Sites of Cultural Importance Source data - personal communications with Cherokee Tribal Historic Preservation Office; Cherokee Heritage Trails Guidebook, Duncan & Riggs. T Town or Village G Geological Site of Cultural Importance H Historical Sites of Cultural Importance M Memorials, Museums, & Collections Many geological sites also hold historical significance for the Cherokee. The approximate locations for each of these sites in each county and on the Qualla Boundary are mapped in this plan.

Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee Untakiyasti yi T Aquonatuste T (Asheville)

Folk Art Center on the Cherokee County Blue Ridge Parkway M Historical Museum M Rutherfords Trace H Hiwassee T Swannanoa T Peachtree T Notteley T Canastee T Little Tellico T Tasetche T Tomotla T Konahete T Tahquohee T Nanatsugun’hi T Dasetsi T Tlanusi yi G (Murphy) Fort Delaney H Trail of Tears H Rutherfords Trace H Valley Town T

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Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison Spikebuck Village T Snowbird Mountain G Cataloochee Valley G Mount Pisgah G Judaculla Rock G Etchoe T Valleytowns Baptist Rockpile Trail Tatham Shining Rock G Tanasi T Tassee T Mission H Gap Trail H

Clay County Historical Garden Creek Mound & Arts Council Cheoah T Waterrock Knob G Nikwasi T and Mound T Museum M

Fort Hembrey H Tallula T Nununyi T Devil’s Courthouse G Watauga T Judaculla Old Fields Trail of Tears H Estanaula T Rutherfords Trace H Iotla T G

Snowbird Community Rutherfords Trace H Mount Pisgah G Cullowhee T Cowee T and Mound T

Junaluska Memorial & Brasses Town T Kanuga T Whiteside Mountain G Coweetchee T Museum M

Joyce Kilmer Fort Butler H Tuckeseegee T Coweeta Creek T Memorial Forest G

Cartoogechaye Tusquitee T Fort Montgomery H Rabb Knob G Sandtown T Ducktown T Trail of Tears H Cowee Mountain G Briartown T Mountain Heritage Nantallee T Rutherfords Trace H Burningtown T Center M

Appletree Rutherfords Trace H Campground T Soco Gap G Standing Indian G Wayah Bald G Wayah Gap G

Scottish Tartans Museum and Heritage Center

Macon County Historical Society & Battle Marker 69

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Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison Spikebuck Village T Snowbird Mountain G Cataloochee Valley G Mount Pisgah G Judaculla Rock G Etchoe T Aquone T or Camp Scott H Valleytowns Baptist Rockpile Trail Tatham Shining Rock G Tanasi T Tassee T Mission H Gap Trail H Rutherfords Trace H Clay County Historical Garden Creek Mound & Arts Council Cheoah T Waterrock Knob G Nikwasi T and Mound Historic Hudson T Museum M Library H

Fort Hembrey H Tallula T Nununyi T Devil’s Courthouse G Watauga T McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania Judaculla Old Fields Trail of Tears H Estanaula T Rutherfords Trace H Iotla T G Round Warrior Mtn Reeves Archeological Rutherfords Trace H Rutherfords Trace H Nantahala T Looking Glass Rock G Monument M Site H Snowbird Community Rutherfords Trace H Mount Pisgah G Cullowhee T Cowee T and Mound T Gateway Mountain Polk County History Hickory Nut Gap and Chinleanatlee T Mount Pisgah G Museum M Museum M Gorge G Junaluska Memorial & Brasses Town T Kanuga T Whiteside Mountain G Coweetchee T Museum M Historic Carson House Chimney Rock G Tessentee T M Joyce Kilmer Fort Butler H Tuckeseegee T Coweeta Creek T Memorial Forest G Historic McDowell Cathey’s Creek Mound Stecoa T House M T Cartoogechaye Tusquitee T Fort Montgomery H Rabb Knob G Sandtown T Old Fort Granite Tuckaleechee T Arrowhead H Ducktown T Trail of Tears H Cowee Mountain G Briartown T Round Hill Mountain Heritage Kituhwa T Nantallee T Rutherfords Trace H Burningtown T Archeological Site H Center M Kituhwah T Appletree Rutherfords Trace H Campground T Fort Lindsay H Soco Gap G Standing Indian G Trail of Tears H Wayah Bald G Rutherfords Trace H Wayah Gap G Nantahala Caves G

Scottish Tartans Lost Cherokee Museum and Heritage Villages of Fontana T Center

Macon County Historical Society & Battle Marker 70

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Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Valle Crucis Rock Black Mountain Mingo Falls G Shelter Sites H (Mount Mitchell) G Big Bear Falls

Mystery Hill Native Cane River American Artifacts Deep Creek G Archaeological Site H Museum M

Hickory Ridge Pisgah Culture Village Clingman’s Dome G Homestead Museum M M

Horn in the West Park Gardner Rock Raven Fork G M Petroglyph H Ward Site H Signal Rock G Thomas Divide H

Pisgah Indian Village at Cane River School Big Cove G M

Big Witch Gap G Lickstone Ridge G Soco Gap G Museum of the Cherokee Indian M

Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual M

Ocunaluftee Indian Village & Living History Museum M

Ocunaluftee Visitor Center & Mountain Farm Museum M

Rutherfords Trace H Trail of Tears H Nunun yi T

Blue Ridge National Heritage Area F ESTIVALS AND E VENTS

Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Cherokee Heritage Theme: Festivals & Events Valle Crucis Rock Black Mountain Mingo Falls G Source data - personal communications with Cherokee Tribal Historic Preservation Office; Cherokee Heritage Trails Guidebook, Duncan & Riggs. Shelter Sites H (Mount Mitchell) G Big Bear Falls These festivals are distinct from craft and music festivals in that these are primarily focused upon Cherokee culture and history. Mystery Hill Native The number of these festivals and events in each county and on the Qualla Boundary is mapped in this plan. Cane River American Artifacts Deep Creek G Archaeological Site H Museum M Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee Hickory Ridge Pisgah Culture Village Clingman’s Dome G Kituwah Festival Andrews Heritage Fair Homestead Museum M M Mountain Heritage Horn in the West Park Gardner Rock Fair Raven Fork G M Petroglyph H

Ward Site H Signal Rock G Thomas Divide H Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison Pisgah Indian Village Fading Voices Festival at Cane River School Big Cove G Trail of Tears Singing M Annual Wreath Laying Big Witch Gap G at the Junaluska Lickstone Ridge G Memorial Soco Gap G Museum of the McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania Cherokee Indian M

Qualla Arts & Crafts Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Mutual M Horn in the West Unto These Hills Outdoor Drama Outdoor Drama Ocunaluftee Indian Village & Living Cherokee Fading History Museum M Voices Festival

Ocunaluftee Visitor Mountain Heritage Center & Mountain Day Farm Museum M Cherokee Fall Fair Rutherfords Trace H Cherokee Spring Trail of Tears H Ramp Festival Nunun yi T Cherokee Gourd Festival

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Blue Ridge National Heritage Area A RTISTS AND A RTISANS

Craft Heritage Theme: Artisans and Artists

Source data - An Online Directory of Traditional Artists: A 2005-2006 Project for the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area; NC Arts Council; National Endowment for the Arts Lifetime Honors Database; Local Heritage Council Plans; IDT & Consultant knowledge and judgment. Blue - National Heritage Fellowships awarded by National Endowment for the Arts * NC Heritage Award from NC Arts Council Gold - Both NC and National Award Winners B Blacksmith Bg Blowguns *C Cherokee Craft Do Dollmaker Fk Flint knapping H Herbalist I Instrument K Basket L Leather M Metal P Pottery S Stone T Toys W Wood X Textiles (includes beadwork) The number of artisans and artists per county and on the Qualla Boundary are mapped in this plan.

Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee Appalachian Heritage Delta Peterson- X Audrey Hash Ham- I Virginia Coffey- X Brown Pottery- P Glenn Bolick- P Crafters Fred Roupe- I Alfred Michels- I Shirley Gragg- X Harold Garrison- T Lula Bolick- P * Wilma McNabb- X * Ossie Clark Phillips- John Sturgill- I Archie Powers- I Eula Mae Lavender- X Janet Calhoun- P X

Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison Stecoah Valley Georgia J. Bonesteel- Helen Gibson- W David Bewin- B Rita de Maintenon- X Jim Taylor- I Weavers- X X

Chuck and Peggy Rodney and Kim Emma Garret- *CK Annie Lee Bryson- T Bill West- I Patrick Leftwich- P Elmer Roush- B Ila Hatter- H Gilbert Crowe- *CW Shirley Jackson Oswalt- *CK

Smoky Mountain Native Plants- H

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McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania Mtn Glory Quilters 4 NC Living Treasures Tryon Toy Makers & Dick Beard- I Peter Blum- M * Amanda Crowe- W Lyle Reedy- I Guild- X Artisans Woodcarvers- TW

Shelby “Ray” Jason Lonon- BWI Claude Graves- P Ben Seymor- I Mike Lowe- L Dellinger- I Margaret A. Woody- X * Bea Hensley- B Ronald Mosseller- X Don Craig- P Max Woody- W Mike Hensley- B Doug Elliot- N Luther Stroup- W Ruby Lowery- K Arval Woody- W

Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Boundary Qualla Boundary Qualla Boundary Yadkin Valley Craft Seven Clans Art Guild- Jenean Hornbuckle- Charlie Glenn- I Lyle Wheeler- BW Lloyd Carl Owle- *CW Guild *C *CP

David Hornbuckle- Clifford Glenn- I Davy Arch- *CWSBgFk Freeman Owle- *CW *CW

Cherokee Potters Paul Graybeal- I * Virgil Ledford- *CW Joel Queen- *CPW Guild- *CP * Elsie Trivette- X Bill Crowe- *CW Richard Saunooke-*CX Polly Rattler- *CKTX Leniavell Trivette- TX Virgil Crowe- *CW Ernie Lossiah- *CIW Bob Reed- *CBgFk Ed and Christina Rick Ward- I Lucille Lossiah- *CK Bud Smith- *CW Goings- *CKW Bertha Cook- X George Goings- *CSW Ramona Lossie- *CK Emily Smith- *CKX Betty (GWE-DI) L. * Amanda Swimmer- Stanley Hicks- I Louise Goings- *CK Maney- *CKPT *CP * Leonard Glenn- I General Grant- *CWM Katrina Maney- *CK * Emma Taylor- *CKX * Louise “Bigmeet” * Ora Watson- X Amanda Crowe- *CW Shirley Taylor- *CK Maney- *CP

Goingback Chiltoskey- Melissa Ann Maney- Reuben Teesatuskie- * Willard Watson- W *CW *CP *CMW

Richard Crowe- Birdie Crowe- *CDo * Eva Wolfe- *CK *CWDo

Blue Ridge National Heritage Area C RAFT E DUCATION AND S CHOOLS

McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania Craft Heritage Theme: Craft Education Schools and Institutions Mtn Glory Quilters 4 NC Living Treasures Tryon Toy Makers & Source data - Local Heritage Council Plan Data; HandMade in America Craft Resources Registry; IDT & Consultant knowledge and judgment. Dick Beard- I Peter Blum- M * Amanda Crowe- W Lyle Reedy- I Guild- X Artisans Woodcarvers- TW The number of craft-related education centers and schools in each county and on the Qualla Boundary are mapped in this plan. Shelby “Ray” Jason Lonon- BWI Claude Graves- P Ben Seymor- I Mike Lowe- L Dellinger- I Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee Margaret A. Woody- X * Bea Hensley- B Ronald Mosseller- X Don Craig- P Crossnore School UNC Asheville Craft Old Rock School Max Woody- W Mike Hensley- B Doug Elliot- N Weavers and Gallery Campus Luther Stroup- W Ruby Lowery- K Black Mountain WPCC Professional Center for the Arts Crafts Program Arval Woody- W Black Mtn College Museum & Art Center Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Boundary Qualla Boundary Qualla Boundary Yadkin Valley Craft Seven Clans Art Guild- Jenean Hornbuckle- Mountain Metalsmiths Charlie Glenn- I Lyle Wheeler- BW Lloyd Carl Owle- *CW Guild *C *CP School of Jewelry & Lapidary David Hornbuckle- Clifford Glenn- I Davy Arch- *CWSBgFk Freeman Owle- *CW *CW Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts Cherokee Potters Paul Graybeal- I * Virgil Ledford- *CW Joel Queen- *CPW Guild- *CP Southern Highlands Crafts Guild * Elsie Trivette- X Bill Crowe- *CW Richard Saunooke-*CX Polly Rattler- *CKTX Leniavell Trivette- TX Virgil Crowe- *CW Ernie Lossiah- *CIW Bob Reed- *CBgFk Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison Ed and Christina Rick Ward- I Lucille Lossiah- *CK Bud Smith- *CW John C. Campbell Stecoah Valley Arts, Artworks & Crafts Goings- *CKW Craft Revival Project Country Workshops Folk School Crafts, & Ed. Center School Bertha Cook- X George Goings- *CSW Ramona Lossie- *CK Emily Smith- *CKX Betty (GWE-DI) L. * Amanda Swimmer- Stanley Hicks- I Louise Goings- *CK Maney- *CKPT *CP * Leonard Glenn- I General Grant- *CWM Katrina Maney- *CK * Emma Taylor- *CKX * Louise “Bigmeet” * Ora Watson- X Amanda Crowe- *CW Shirley Taylor- *CK Maney- *CP

Goingback Chiltoskey- Melissa Ann Maney- Reuben Teesatuskie- * Willard Watson- W *CW *CP *CMW

Richard Crowe- Birdie Crowe- *CDo * Eva Wolfe- *CK *CWDo

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McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania Craft/Music Demos at Penland School of Tryon Arts & Crafts Orchard at Altapass Crafts

Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla

Brown Dorm / Whippoorwill Qualla Arts and Crafts Parkway Craft Center Mountain Heritage Academy Mutual Center

Yancey Collegiate Turchin Center for the Institute / New Visual Arts Library

Blue Ridge National Heritage Area M USEUMS , S ITES AND C OLLECTIONS

McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania Craft Heritage Theme: Craft Museums, Sites and Collections Craft/Music Demos at Penland School of Source data - Local Heritage Council Plan Data; Craft Museum list created by the BRNHA; IDT and Consultant knowledge and judgment. Tryon Arts & Crafts Orchard at Altapass Crafts The number of craft museums, sites, and collections in each county and on the Qualla Boundary are mapped in this plan.

Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee Brown Dorm / Kamm Teapot Collec- History Museum of Caldwell Arts Council John C Campbell Folk Whippoorwill Qualla Arts and Crafts Ashe Arts Center Biltmore Estate Parkway Craft Center Mountain Heritage tion Burke County Sculpture Gallery School Academy Mutual Center Old Burke County Cherokee County His- Woodruff Home Place Thomas Wolfe House Fort Defiance Yancey Collegiate Courthouse torical Museum Turchin Center for the Institute / New Visual Arts Henry River Mill Vil- Caldwell Heritage Library Brinegar Cabin Grove Arcade lage Museum

Old North Colony Tucker’s Sculpture Vance Homestead Building Gallery

Smith McDowell Heritage Art Center of House Museum Valdese YMI Heritage Center Swannanoa Valley Museum

Folk Art Center at the Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center

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Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison Tusquitee Pioneer Vil- Museum of North Car- Mountain Heritage Macon County Histori- Rural Life Museum at lage olina Handicrafts Center cal Museum Mars Hill College

Southern Appalachian Clay County Historical Scottish Tartans Mu- Center at Mars Hill and Arts Museum – seum College

Historic Hudson Li- brary

Blue Ridge National Heritage Area M USEUMS , S ITES AND C OLLECTIONS

Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania Tusquitee Pioneer Vil- Museum of North Car- Mountain Heritage Macon County Histori- Rural Life Museum at Museum of NC Miner- Polk County Historic Horne Creek Living Gateway Mtn Museum Kituwah lage olina Handicrafts Center cal Museum Mars Hill College als Museum History Farm

Southern Appalachian Great Smoky Moun- Clay County Historical Scottish Tartans Mu- Mountain Gateway Rockford historic vil- Center at Mars Hill tains Heritage Mu- and Arts Museum – seum Museum lage College seum

Historic Hudson Li- Historic Carson House Mt Airy Museum of Re-Museum of the Chero- brary Library gional History kee Indian

Mountain Farm Mu- Historic Carson House seum

Historic McDowell House

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Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla

Old Court House / McElroy House (Muse- Museum of the Chero- Cone Manor House Wilkes Heritage Mu- Fort Defiance um of County History) kee Indian seum

Shore-Styers Mill Na- Blowing Rock Art & Wilkes Heritage Mu- Oconaluftee Indian ture Park & Heritage Parkway Playhouse History Museum seum Village Farm

Appalachian Heritage Captain Robert Cleve- Qualla Arts and Crafts Boones Forge Museum land Home Mutual

Hickory Ridge Home- Hutchinson Home- stead Museum stead

Blue Ridge National Heritage Area F ESTIVALS

Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Craft Heritage Theme: Festivals and Events

Old Court House / Source data - Local Heritage Council Plan Data; HandMade in America list of craft events; IDT & Consultant knowledge and judgment. McElroy House (Muse- Museum of the Chero- Cone Manor House Wilkes Heritage Mu- Fort Defiance um of County History) kee Indian Listed below are those festivals or events in which hand crafts are the primary featured heritage theme. Other heritage themes may seum be experienced at these events. Some events that could be listed here are listed under ‘general heritage festivals and events’ because Shore-Styers Mill Na- of the prominent role that one or more other heritage themes play in those events. Blowing Rock Art & Wilkes Heritage Mu- Oconaluftee Indian ture Park & Heritage Parkway Playhouse History Museum seum Village The number of craft festivals and events in each county and on the Qualla Boundary are mapped in this plan. Farm

Appalachian Heritage Captain Robert Cleve- Qualla Arts and Crafts Boones Forge Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee Museum land Home Mutual Thanksgiving Kiln Riverwalk Arts The Craft Fair of the Hickory Ridge Home- Hutchinson Home- Art on the Side Opening at Bolick & Festival Southern Highlands stead Museum stead Traditions Pottery

Caldwell Arts Ashe County Quilt Fine Arts and Fiber Day Council Sculpture Fair Mastercrafts Festival Competition

Clay Day Wood Day

Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison Festival of Trees & Farmers & Artisan Harvest of Quilts Craft Fair Market

Henderson Co “Madison Celebrates” Crafters Assoc. Craft ART Festival Shows

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McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania

Foothills Craft Fair at Appalachian Potters Mitchell-Yancey Tour Blue Ridge Barbeque Market of Studios Festival

Bakersville Creek Walk Arts Festival

Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Heritage Day & Wood Wilkes Art & Heritage Craft Day Kiln Opening Festival Spring Arts Festival

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Blue Ridge National Heritage Area M USICIANS , D ANCERS , D ANCE C ALLERS AND S TORY T ELLERS

Music Heritage Theme: Musicians, Dancers, Dance Callers and Storytellers

Source data - An Online Directory of Traditional Artists: A 2005-2006 Project for the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area; NC Arts Council; National Endowment for the Arts Lifetime Honors Database; Local Heritage Council Plans; IDT & Consultant knowledge and judgment. Blue National Heritage Fellowship from National Endowment for the Arts * NC Heritage Award from NC Arts Council Gold Both National and State Award Winners M Musician (singer or instrumentalist) D Dance Caller or Dancer S Storytellers, Oral History, & Language *C Cherokee The number of musicians and other artists per county and on the Qualla Boundary are mapped in this plan.

Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee Ola Belle Campbell Furman and Roberta *Bertie Dickens M Ray Hicks S Buncombe Turnpike M Herb Lambert M Carl Story M Reed M Voyles Lunsford M

Lost Province Shape Martha Owen and Charlie Edwards M Bluegrass Traditions M Laura Boosinger M Linville Ridge Band M *Bobby McMillon SM Note Singers M David Liden M

George and Brooke George and Brooke Ernest Joines M Amy Michels M Jason Burleson M Clarence Greene M The Wilson Brothers M Buckner M Shuffler M Gary Joines M Rock Bottom M Herman Coffey M W. Dudley Culp D John Shuffler M Roger Hicks M Arvill Scott D Billy Constable M Buddy Davis M David Wiseman M The Neighbor- M Jim and Jennie Vance Strictly Clean and Rita Scott M Arvil Freeman M *Etta Baker M M Decent M

“Carolina” Ray Kay Wilkins D Rayna Gellert M Whisnant M Jimmy Wiseman M The Greasy Beans M Roberta Kogut D The High Windy Band Lawrence Wiseman M M Gordy Hinners MD David Holt M Phil Jamison MD Ralph Lewis M Irene and Joan Moser M

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Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee Donna Ray Norton M Lena Jean Ray M Carol Mallett Rifkin MD

The Stoney Creek Boys M Jerry Sutton M Whitewater Bluegrass Company M

Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison *Ray and Jerry Wilson Bill and Wilma Christian Harmony *Harold Smathers M *Mary Jane Queen M Darlene Hodges M *Thomas Hunter M M Millsaps M singers of Etowah M Abigail Moore M *Carroll Best M Gary Carden S *Dellie Norton M The Welch Family *Quay Smathers M G. C. Collins M *Doug Wallin M Singer *CM Gilford Williams M Luke Smathers M Deitz Family Band M Sheila Kay Adams SM Raymond Fairchild M The Queen Family M Hilary Dirlam M Charles Gidney M Charlie Shuler M Josh Goforth M

Old Folks Day Singers at Morning Star Troy Harrison M Methodist Church M

Marc Pruett M Roger Howell M Denise Norton Joe Sam Queen D O’Sullivan M Mack Snoderly M Don Pedi M Trevor and Travis Joe Sam Penland M Stuart M The Trantham Family- Betty Smith M M Rodney Sutton DSM 89

Blue Ridge National Heritage Area M USICIANS , D ANCERS , D ANCE C ALLERS AND S TORY T ELLERS

Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania Donna Ray Norton M Phil and Gaye Johnson Timber Ridge The Danny Johnson Bill Carson S Rhonda Gouge M Ralph Epperson M David Bass M Lena Jean Ray M M Bluegrass M Band M Berlin “Berl” Ledford Broad River Bluegrass Carol Mallett Rifkin Cleer Creek M Russ Jordan M Tommy Jarrell M Janice Inabinett S Darin Gentry M MD M M

The Stoney Creek Highway Bound M Wayne Ledford M Ben Seymour M Earl Scruggs M *Paul Sutphin M The Inspirations M Lo and Mary Gordon M Boys M The Hogtown Terry McKinney M Bob Lominac M Forest City Pipers M *Benton Flippen M Tom Hill *CS Jerry Sutton M Squealers M John Henry Pendley Whitewater Bluegrass Bruce Moody M Snuffy Jenkins M *Verlen Clifton M Company M M Golden Valley Wind Riders M Nathan Stuart M *Ernest East M Crusaders M Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison *Ray and Jerry Wilson Bill and Wilma Christian Harmony Dennis McEntire M Fred Cockerham M *Harold Smathers M *Mary Jane Queen M Darlene Hodges M *Thomas Hunter M M Millsaps M singers of Etowah M Dan Padgett M R.G. Absher M Abigail Moore M *Carroll Best M Gary Carden S *Dellie Norton M Howard Padgett M Backstep M The Welch Family Frank and Ginger *Quay Smathers M G. C. Collins M *Doug Wallin M Dot Lane SM Singer *CM SykesBode M Gilford Williams M Luke Smathers M Deitz Family Band M Sheila Kay Adams SM Doug Elliott S Paul Brown M Raymond Fairchild M The Queen Family M Hilary Dirlam M Cullen Galyean and Robert Wells M Charles Gidney M Charlie Shuler M Josh Goforth M The Bluegrassers M Donald Clifton and Old Folks Day Singers The Country Boys M at Morning Star Troy Harrison M Methodist Church M Kevin Fore M

Marc Pruett M Roger Howell M Trish Kilby Fore M Denise Norton Chester McMillan M Joe Sam Queen D O’Sullivan M Barbara Poole M Mack Snoderly M Don Pedi M Mac Snow M Trevor and Travis Kirk Sutphin M Joe Sam Penland M Stuart M The Trantham Family- Betty Smith M M Rodney Sutton DSM 90

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Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Boundary Qualla Boundary *Robert Bushyhead *Doc Watson M Elkville String Band M Bill Van Hoy M Zack Allen M Ernie Lossiah *CMS *CS *Arnold Watson M Eric Ellis M Bruce Greene M *Walker Calhoun *CMD Betty Maney *CD Ani-Kuwih [Mulberry] *Ora Mae Watson M David Johnson M Alice Powers M Freeman Owle *CS Dancers *CD

Lloyd Carl Arneach *Bessie Eldreth M Herb Key M Polly Rattler *CD *CS

Paul Fredrick *Rosa Lee Carlton Ruben Teesatuskie “Fred”McBride [19?? Jean Bushyhead *CS Watson M *CDS - 2006] M

Ramona Church *R.J. Watson M Marie Junaluska *CSM Michael M Stanley Hicks SM Jeff Michael M Richard Saunooke *CS Corklickers M Jim Shumate M Eddie Swimmer *CDS James “Bo” Taylor Southern Accent M Drake Walsh M *CDSM

Warriors of Robert Dotson D AniKituhwa *CDS Mary Jane Greene M Jerry Wolfe *CS Emeline Cucumber Orville Hicks S *CM Steve Lewis M Lucy Riley *CM Charlotte Ross S Richard Crowe *CD Randy and Deborah Eddie Bushyhead *CM Jean Sheets M

Cherokee Womens Brian Yerman M Auxilliary Choir *CM Bill Crowe *CM General Grant *CD

Blue Ridge National Heritage Area I NSTITUTIONS , M EDIA AND P LACES

Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Boundary Qualla Boundary Music Heritage Theme: Sites, Institutions and Media *Robert Bushyhead Source data - Local Heritage Council Plans, Blue Ridge Music Trails database, resources listed on the Blue Ridge Music Trails *Doc Watson M Elkville String Band M Bill Van Hoy M Zack Allen M Ernie Lossiah *CMS *CS web site (http://www.blueridgemusic.org/); IDT & Consultant knowledge and judgment. *Arnold Watson M Eric Ellis M Bruce Greene M *Walker Calhoun *CMD Betty Maney *CD Music institutions in each county and on the Qualla Boundary are mapped in this plan. Ani-Kuwih [Mulberry] *Ora Mae Watson M David Johnson M Alice Powers M Freeman Owle *CS Dancers *CD Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee

Lloyd Carl Arneach North American *Bessie Eldreth M Herb Key M Polly Rattler *CD Laura Foster *CS Academy of Piping, Gravesite Drumming, Fiddling Paul Fredrick *Rosa Lee Carlton Ruben Teesatuskie “Fred”McBride [19?? Jean Bushyhead *CS Watson M *CDS - 2006] M Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison Ramona Church *R.J. Watson M Marie Junaluska *CSM Liston B. Ramsey Michael M Center for Regional Stanley Hicks SM Jeff Michael M Richard Saunooke *CS Studies at Mars Hill College Corklickers M Jim Shumate M Eddie Swimmer *CDS James “Bo” Taylor Rural Life Museum at Southern Accent M Drake Walsh M *CDSM Mars Hill College

Cherokee Womens Brian Yerman M Auxilliary Choir *CM Bill Crowe *CM General Grant *CD

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McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania

Silver Family Museum Mountain Gateway Jim Bob Tinsley at Kona Baptist King Pup Radio Show WCAB WPAQ Museum Museum Church

Nina Simone WNCW birthplace WAGY WWOL

Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla

Doc & Merle Watson Tom Dooley Museum Folk Art Museum

W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection at Americana Music Appalachian State Special Collection University

Blue Ridge Music Project Exhibit

WKBC’s Hometown Opry at Minton Music and Pawn

Blue Ridge National Heritage Area J AM S ESSIONS

McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania Music Heritage Theme: Jam Sessions Silver Family Museum Source data - Local Heritage Council Plan Data; Blue Ridge Music Trails database; IDT and Consultant knowledge and judgment. Mountain Gateway Jim Bob Tinsley at Kona Baptist King Pup Radio Show WCAB WPAQ Jam sessions are generally nightly, weekly, or other periodically scheduled events that are usually not planned or promoted and are more likely to Museum Museum Church feature local performers who gather and play in a more ad hoc or impromptu manner. In this appendix, jam sessions are different than festivals. Nina Simone Bold and italicized events listed below are those that are held annually and are typically larger & more well recognized outside of the region. WNCW birthplace The number of music jam sessions within each county and on the Qualla Boundary are mapped in this plan. WAGY WWOL Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee Tuesday Night Mountain Music Jim and Jennie’s High Second Sunday Bluegrass at the Hudson Railroad Mountain Music Bluegrass at Spartan Jamboree at Glendale Country Music Barn in Dulcimer Jam Session Old Rock School in Depot Picking in the Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Jamboree Theature Springs Crossnore at the Folk Art Center Valdese Park Doc & Merle Watson Tom Dooley Museum Shatley Spring Inn Monday Dance at Drexel Barber Shop Echo Holler Bluegrass Cherokee Jamboree Folk Art Museum Front Porch Music Grey Eagle Jam Sessions Music Park Bluegrass

Old Helton School Hog Old Time Jam at Jack Jam Sessions at W.L. Eury Appalachian Stomp Jam Sessions of the Woods Hardees of Lenoir Collection at Americana Music Greenfield Restaurant Sims Country Bar- Appalachian State Special Collection Bluegrass Jam at Jack Bluegrass and Old- B-Que‚ Inc.‚ and University of the Woods Time Music Bluegrass

Blue Ridge Music Smokey Creek Project Exhibit Ashe County Arts Celtic Jam at Jack of Barbecue and Music Council Coffee House the Woods Barn Bluegrass and WKBC’s Hometown Talent Night Old-Time Music Opry at Minton Music and Pawn Sunday Afternoons Bluegrass Jam at Blue at the Bolick Family Ridge Music Pottery

Time Music

Mountain Music Jammin at Bolick & Traditions Pottery

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Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison

Christian Harmony Friday Night Concerts Monday Night Street Marshall Railroad Canton Pickin’ in the Shape-Note Sing at at the John C. Dance in Downtown Pickin on the Square Depot Friday Night Park the Webster United Campbell Folk School Hendersonville Music and Dance Methodist Church

Mountain Bluegrass Friday night old time Music at the Old Smoky Mountain Music at the Maggie music at the Paddler’s Home Place Jamboree Valley Opryhouse Pub

Old Folks Day at Second Sunday Shape-Note Singing at Morningstar Methodist Dulcimer Jam Session the Cullowhee Baptist Church at the Folk Art Center Church

Music and Dance at the Stompin’ Ground

Singing on the Mountain in Fines Creek

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Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania

Christian Harmony Inspiration Park Silvermont Thursday Friday Night Concerts Monday Night Street Marshall Railroad Live Music at the Spruce Pine Carolina Open House at Little Ottis Cook Memorial Canton Pickin’ in the Shape-Note Sing at Blue Ridge Jamboree - Singing on the Night Mountain Music at the John C. Dance in Downtown Pickin on the Square Depot Friday Night Orchard at Altapass Theatre Mountain Pottery Music Park Park the Webster United Mountain Jam Session Campbell Folk School Hendersonville Music and Dance Methodist Church Tuesday Night Old- Saturday Night Jams Mountain Bluegrass Friday night old time Old Fort Mountain Saluda Mountain Green Acres Music Downtown Cinema Time Music Session Music at the Old Smoky Mountain at the Five Oaks Music at the Depot Music at the Maggie music at the Paddler’s Music Jamboree Park Theater Jam Session at Celestial Mountain Home Place Jamboree Campground Valley Opryhouse Pub Music

Old Folks Day at Second Sunday Shape-Note Singing at Bluegrass at the Surry Arts Council Morningstar Methodist Dulcimer Jam Session the Cullowhee Baptist Golden Valley Music Thursday Night Jam Music at Deep Creek Church at the Folk Art Center Church Park Sessions

Music and Dance at Tim Frye’s Pickin’ On Smoky Mountain the Stompin’ Ground the Creek Jamboree

Singing on the WPAQ’s Satuday Mountain in Fines Morning Merry-Go- TDA Riverpark Music Creek Round

Dance at Paul’s Diner

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Friday Night Music at Friday Night Country Singing in the Youngs Mountain Windsor’s Crossroads‚ Jam Sessions Foothills Music Hall Union Grove

Mountain Music O’Henry’s Restaurant Hometown Oprey Jamin’ Music and Dance

Porky’s Pit Barbecue Woodlands Barbecue Thursday‚ Friday‚ and and Pickin’ Parlor Saturday Night Music

Hall’s Barbecue Friday and Saturday Night Music

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Blue Ridge National Heritage Area F ESTIVALS AND E VENTS

Music Heritage Theme: Festivals and Other Annual Events Source data - Local Heritage Council Plan Data; Blue Ridge Music Trails database; IDT & Consultant knowledge and judgment. Listed below are those festivals or events in which music is the primary featured heritage theme. Other heritage themes may be experienced. Some events that could be listed here are listed under ‘general heritage festivals and events’ due to the prominent role that one or more other heritage themes play in that event. Musical festivals & events are generally planned and promoted annual events where specific known or famous performers are usually featured. Bold and italicized events listed below are those that are held annually and are typically larger & more well recognized outside of the region. The number of music festivals and events within each county and on the Qualla Boundary are mapped in this plan.

Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee

Annual Singing on Alleghany County Todd New River Mountain Dance and Red, White, and Gospel Festival - the Mountain in Fiddlers’ Convention Festival Folk Festival Bluegrass Festival Caldwell Fairgrounds MacRae Meadows

Old-Time Music Happy Valley Albert Hash & Dance Week Alleghany Jubilee Heritage Old Time Memorial Festival at Swannanoa Fiddlers Conv Gathering

Bluegrass and Old- Other Weeks at Caldwell CC Time Fiddlers’ the Swannanoa Traditional Musicians Convention at Ashe Gathering Showcase County Park

Hollow Springs Church Christmas in July Shindig on the Green Shape-Note Sing

Yadkin Valley Pickin Old Farmers Ball and Plowin Day

Heritage Weekend at Yadkin Valley Pickin & the Folk Art Center Mowin Day

Bluegrass First Class at Crown Plaza Resort

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Fall Festival at John Western Carolina Mtn Music Fiddle n Old Tyme Music Blue Ridge Old Time C. Campbell Folk Folkmoot USA Univ. Mountain Feast Festival Festival Music Week School Dulcimer Week

Bascom Lamar Appalachian Evening Mountain Echoes: A Flat Rock Music Lunsford Minstrel of Music Series Homecoming Festival Appalachia Festival

Christian Harmony Mountain Music Mountain Street Shape-Note Sing at Madison County Championship Dance Etowah Elementary Heritage Festival School

Southern Music on the Grounds Smoky Mountain Folk Appalachian Clogging Summer Music Series Festival Championship

Blue Ridge National Heritage Area F ESTIVALS AND E VENTS

Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania

Fall Festival at John Western Carolina Bryson City Mtn Music Fiddle n Old Tyme Music Blue Ridge Old Time Town of Colombus Old-Time Mountain C. Campbell Folk Folkmoot USA Univ. Mountain Hollis Fiddlers Mayfest in Pilot Bluegrass and Old- Feast Festival Festival Music Week Fabulous 4th Music Competition at School Dulcimer Week Convention Mountain Time Fiddlers’ Celebration Halloweenfest Convention Bascom Lamar Appalachian Evening Mountain Echoes: A Flat Rock Music Lunsford Minstrel of Music Series Homecoming Festival Appalachia Festival Mount Airy Bluegrass Music in the Ellenboro Fiddlers and Old-Time Mountains at Bryson Brevard Music Center Convention Christian Harmony Fiddlers’ Convention Riverfront Park Mountain Music Mountain Street Shape-Note Sing at Madison County Championship Dance Etowah Elementary Heritage Festival Bluegrass Concert at School Tommy Jarrell Music on the Mountain the Ecusta Union Hall Festival in Brevard Southern Music on the Grounds Smoky Mountain Folk Appalachian Clogging Sonker Festival Christian Harmony Summer Music Series Festival Southern Gospel Championship at the Edwards- Shape-Note Sing at Association Concert Franklin House Brevard College

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Yadkinville Sugar Grove Music Bluegrass Contest Old Timey Fall Merle Fest Festival and Fiddlers’ Festival Convention

Music In The Todd New River Mountains Folk Festival Festival

Blue Ridge Celtic Festival

Boone Bluegrass Festival

Living Traditions Series

Everett R. Greene Memorial Gospel Singing Jubilee

Mountain Home Music Concert Series and Radio Show

Series on the Lawn

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Agricultural Heritage Theme: Farmers Markets Source data - http://www.ncfarmfresh.com; http://www.buyappalachian.org/; IDT & Consultant knowledge and judgment. The approximate location of those listed farmers markets in each county and on the Qualla Boundary are mapped in this plan.

Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee Alleghany County Ashe County Farmers Avery County Farmers NC State Farmers Burke County Farmers Caldwell County Cedar Valley Farmers Farmers Market Market Market Market Market Farmers Market Market

Western NC Farmers Morganton Farmers Topton Farmers Market Market Market

Black Mountain Tailgate Market

French Broad Food Coop Saturday Tailgate Market

North Asheville Tailgate Market

Riceville Community Tailgate Market

Wednesday Afternoon Downtown Tailgate Market

Greenlife Tailgate Markets - Wednesday, Friday, Sunday Afternoons

Biltmore Station Farmers Market

Fairview Tailgate Market

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Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison Hayesville Farmers Graham County Haywood County Hendersonville Curb Jackson County Franklin Tailgate Madison County Market Farmers Market Farmers Market Market Farmers Market Market Farmers Market

Mountain Valley Canton Tailgate Hernderson County Farmers & Artisans Farmers Market Market Tailgate Market Market

Waynesville Tailgate Market

McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania Historic Marion Bakersville Farmers Rutherford County Beautiful Day Farmers Transylvania County Polk Tailgate Market Tailgate Market Market Farmers Market and Artists Market Tailgate Market

Spruce Pine Farmers Friday Farmers Tailgate Market Tailgate Market

Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Watauga County Wilkes County Yancey County Cherokee Farmers Farmers Market Farmers Market Farmers Market Market

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Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison Agricultural Heritage Theme: Significant Agricultural Communities Hayesville Farmers Graham County Haywood County Hendersonville Curb Jackson County Franklin Tailgate Madison County Source data - Communities were identified by local heritage councils, IDT members, regional land trust personnel, or the technical consultant. Market Farmers Market Farmers Market Market Farmers Market Market Farmers Market Bold italics means either a land trust has identified the community as a priority for preservation or it is on the National Register listing. Mountain Valley Canton Tailgate Hernderson County Farmers & Artisans Communites listed below were identified as centers of historic and current agricultural activity. Farmers Market Market Tailgate Market Market They contain vast acreages still under cultivation, historic farm houses, families with long standing ties Waynesville Tailgate to the farmland and farming, and usually equipment & supply houses and other infrastructure to support agriculture. Market Only those communities in bold and italics are mapped in this plan.

McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee Historic Marion Bakersville Farmers Rutherford County Beautiful Day Farmers Transylvania County Amelia Todd Three Mile Fairview Enola Patterson Peachtree Polk Tailgate Market Tailgate Market Market Farmers Market and Artists Market Tailgate Market Whitehead Creston Altamont Sandymush Ramsey Happy Valley Marble Spruce Pine Farmers Friday Farmers Glade Valley Lansing South Hominy Globe Martins Creek Tailgate Market Tailgate Market Piney Creek Shatley Springs Collettsville Valley River Laurel Springs Nathans Creek Brasstown Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Twin Oaks Helton Watauga County Wilkes County Yancey County Cherokee Farmers Farmers Market Farmers Market Farmers Market Market Ennice Glade Creek

Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison Brasstown Sweetgum Bethel Mills River Webster Wests Mill-Cowee Spring Creek Warne Hyatt Creek Edneyville Tuckaseegee Cartoogechaye Upper Laurel Crabtree Little Canada Hickory Knoll Walnut Caney Fork Burningtown Grapevine Sugartown Iotla Cowee Mound (Cherokee)

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McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania Cooper’s Creek Farm Glenwood Buladean Mill Spring Golden Valley Low Gap Little River (Cherokee) Sugar Hill Glen Ayre Sunnyview Gilbert Town Round Peak Balsam Grove Dysartsville Loafers Glory Green Creek Washburn Rockford Cherryfield North Cove Henrietta Siloam Caroleen Pine Ridge Ruth Beulah Ellenboro Dobson Bostic Shoals Shiloh White Plains Harris Cliffside Hollis Camp Creek Westminster Gilkey

Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Todd Mulberry Mount Pleasant Bald Creek Kituhwa (Cherokee) Valle Crucis Antioch Union Grove Pensacola Zionville Roaring River East Bend Celo Meat Camp Elkville Day Book Ferguson Brushy Mountains Purlear Parsonville Millers Creek

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McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania Agricultural Heritage Theme: Historic & Century Farms Cooper’s Creek Farm Source data - http://www.ncagr.com/paffairs/century/; NC State Historic Preservation Office Glenwood Buladean Mill Spring Golden Valley Low Gap Little River (Cherokee) * indicates National Register Listing Sugar Hill Glen Ayre Sunnyview Gilbert Town Round Peak Balsam Grove Historic and century farms list is current as of this plan. Still others may qualify for this designation in the future. Dysartsville Loafers Glory Green Creek Washburn Rockford Cherryfield The number of historic and century farms for each county and on the Qualla Boundary are mapped in this plan. North Cove Henrietta Siloam Caroleen Pine Ridge Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee Doughton Blevins Avery Brown Huffman Anderson Anderson Ruth Beulah Martell, P & J Brown, E & L Cochran Lowman, I Thompson-Bartles Carringer, G & L Ellenboro Dobson Moxley Duncan, Cox Heirs Coggins Lowman, N Carter-Martini Hendrix Bostic Shoals * Crouse Farmstead Fisher Goodson, RB & J Martin, P, G, & JD Dabrowski Ledford Shiloh White Plains Gambill Hamilton McGimsey, D & M Lackey McGuire Harris Graybeal Israel Ramseur Laws Parker Cliffside Hurt Miller Sisk Looper Shields Hollis King Parker, C & S Williams Shuford Sudderth, E Camp Creek Miller Peeke, I & M Wilson Starnes Sudderth, JT Westminster Osborne * Sherrill’s Inn * Sloan-Throneburg Teague, H & M Gilkey Phipps, J & K Whisenant

Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Rash Winkler, R & A Todd Mulberry Mount Pleasant Bald Creek Kituhwa (Cherokee) Revis, R & B Valle Crucis Antioch Union Grove Pensacola Spencer, P & JB Zionville Roaring River East Bend Celo Sturgill, M & W Meat Camp Elkville Day Book Woodie Ferguson * RT Greer & Co Brushy Mountains * Perry-Shepherd Purlear Parsonville Millers Creek

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Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison Bristol Blankenship Fulbright - Echols Brannon Bradley Allen Moore Harrell Cartee Britt Bruce Kirkpatrick Case Browning Wake Robin Farm Mease Harris Bryson, W & E * Murray Farmstead Noland Hawkins Cabe Palmer Ingram, CB C & W Crawford, EW * Patton Justus Crawford, EE Laughter, P & B Dean, R & L Levi, WB & Pauline Enloe, RF RE C&S * Moss-Johnson Fouts, B & M Gibson Greenwood Henry, T & E May McGaha, R & M Nolen Raby Shepherd, N & A Smith West Womack, R & W

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Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania Bristol Blankenship Fulbright - Echols Brannon Bradley Allen Bradsher Silver, G & S Womack Bostic Anderson, TW & T * Kituhwa McCall Moore Harrell Cartee Britt Bruce Brown, HS * Gr River Plantation Bovender Atkins, D & B Whitmire Kirkpatrick Case Browning Wake Robin Farm Brown, H & W * Mills Plantation Byers Badgett - Stewart Mease Harris Bryson, W & E * Murray Farmstead Brown, P K &J etal Carpenter, Ja D Broadwell Noland Hawkins Cabe Greenlee, C & W Carpenter, Jo D Coe, B & K Palmer Ingram, CB C & W Crawford, EW Mackey Daniel Cooper * Patton Justus Crawford, EE McCall Davis, M Dobbins Laughter, P & B Dean, R & L Miller Davis, W Foster Levi, WB & Pauline Enloe, RF RE C&S * Peterson Doggett Frye * Moss-Johnson Fouts, B & M Rowe Edgerton Gillispie Gibson Simmons Ellis - Geer Holyfield Greenwood Freeman, DL & M Hunter Henry, T & E Freeman, J Inman May Harris Jackson McGaha, R & M Holler, J & B Jones, L Nolen Huss Jones, MB Raby Koone Key, L & N Shepherd, N & A Lawing Key, P Smith McKinney McDaniel West * Melton, Ruth G. McArthur, N & L Womack, R & W Padgett Mills, RD & L Phillips Ramey Toms Riggs Wells Seal * Fox-Haven Planta Snow Melton-Fortune Simpson, J & R * Th Hauser Farm * Haystack Farm

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Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Braswell, P & R Billings Barron Deyton Burrows Blackburn Bray Coler Ferguson-Carter Cooper, EH & B Farthing, Rodney Faw Dobbins Richard Mast, David Sr. German Doub, F Moretz, J & N Hayes, G & E Doub, T & B Norris Miller Fleming Reid Payne, D Hinshaw Shipley Payne, JDF Ladd Spivey Shelton Long * Ben Farthing Farm Warren Mathews * Mast Farm * Holbrook Farm Miller, LG & LF Patterson Reavis Scott, F & OC Shore Shore, JF & TS Thomason Windsor Wiseman, T & C Woodruff, M & A

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Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Agricultural Heritage Theme: Agricultural Festivals & Events Braswell, P & R Billings Barron Deyton Source data - Local Heritage Councils Plans; IDT & Consultant knowledge and judgment; personal communications with Eastern Band of Cherokee Burrows Blackburn Bray Listed below are those festivals or events in which agriculture is the primary featured heritage theme. Other heritage themes may Coler Ferguson-Carter Cooper, EH & B be experienced at these events. Some events that could be listed here are listed under ‘general heritage festivals and events’ because of the prominent role that one or more other heritage themes play in those events. Farthing, Rodney Faw Dobbins Richard The number of agricultural festivals per county and on the Qualla Boundary are mapped in this plan. Mast, David Sr. German Doub, F Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee Moretz, J & N Hayes, G & E Doub, T & B Avery County Caldwell County Norris Miller Fleming Asheville Herb Agricultural & Spring & Fall Festival Reid Payne, D Hinshaw Horticultural Fair Agricultural Fair Shipley Payne, JDF Ladd Molasses Festival Spivey Shelton Long Blackberry Festival * Ben Farthing Farm Warren Mathews

* Mast Farm * Holbrook Farm Miller, LG & LF Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison Patterson Harvest Festival Apple Orchard Tour Reavis Southeast Animal Scott, F & OC Fiber Fair Shore Fall Harvest Days Shore, JF & TS Engine and Tractor Show Thomason Windsor Farm-City Day Wiseman, T & C Historic Johnson Farm programs Woodruff, M & A

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McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania

Painters Greenhouse 3rd Annual Herb Antique Tractor Show Festival

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N Wilkesboro Wine Chief’s Family Garden Cove Creek Farm Days Festival Kit Giveaway

Valle Country Fair Arbor Day Blair Farm Events Strawberry Festival

Apple Festival at Hickory Ridge Garden Contests Homestead

Blueberry Festival Cherokee Indian Fair BeeKeepers School

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General Heritage Festivals & Events

source data - Listed below are those festivals or events in which western NC history and culture are showcased. Any or all of the five heritage themes may be experienced. If an event is listed here, it will not be listed under other heritage themes even though certain heritage themes may be more prominently featured than others. The number of these events per county and on the Qualla Boundary are mapped in this plan.

Alleghany Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee

Smith McDowell Annual Heritage Day Mountain Heritage Grandfather Mountain Appalachian Highland Spring Fest! Heritage Alive Riverfest - Bolick & Traditions Festival Highland Games Games Festival Pottery

Black Mountain Historic Morganton Living History Days @ Heritage Partners Brinegar Days Sourwood Festival Festival Fort Defiance Walk & Festival

WNC History Alive Waldensian Heritage Pioneer Day - Anita Old Fashioned Days Andrews Heritage Fair Festival Festival Alta 4H Outpost

Blue Ridge Mountain Yadkin Valley Pickin Mountain Heritage Fair and Plowin Day Fair

Yadkin Valley Pickin & Mowin Day

Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison Mountain Heritage Madison County Heritage Festival NC Apple Festival Day Heritage Day

NC Mountain State Bluff Mountain Fair Festival

Foothills Scottish Highland Games & Festival

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McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania Mountain Glory Green Creek Heritage Horselogging & Mayberry Days in Storytelling Festival Timberfest Pioneer Day Festival Festival Sawmilling Field Day Mount Airy

Hillbilly Heritage Blue Ridge Barbeque Autumn Leaves Pioneer Day Hilltop Festival Womens Work Festival Forest Festival Day Festival Festival Festival Octoberfest - Old Fort Hammerin by the Toe Mayfest Mountain Life Festival Heritage Festival Strawberry Jam Festival

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Hickory Ridge Homestead Carolina in the Fall Revitalization

Heritage Day & Wood Wilkes Art & Heritage Kiln Opening Festival

Historic Blair Farm Old Fashion Day Summer Events Horn in the West Park Daniel Boone Day Brushy Mountain Apple Festival

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McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania Other Themes: Expeditions and Military Campaigns Mountain Glory Green Creek Heritage Horselogging & Mayberry Days in Source data - NC Department of Cultural Resources; www.civilwartraveler.com Storytelling Festival Timberfest Pioneer Day Festival Festival Sawmilling Field Day Mount Airy OVT - Overmountain Victory Trail RT - Rutherford’s Trace SR - Stoneman’s Raid CW - Other Civil War Sites TT - Trail of Tears Hillbilly Heritage Blue Ridge Barbeque Autumn Leaves Pioneer Day Hilltop Festival Womens Work Festival Forest Festival Day Festival Festival Festival Allegheny Ashe Avery Buncombe Burke Caldwell Cherokee Octoberfest - Old Fort Hammerin by the Toe Mayfest Mountain Life Festival Overmountain Victory Overmountain Victory Overmountain Victory Rutherford’s Trace Rutherford’s Trace Heritage Festival Trail Trail Trail Strawberry Jam Quaker Meadows & Stoneman’s Raid Fort Defiance OVT Trail of Tears Festival Cemetery OVT

Smith McDowell McDowell House OVT Stoneman’s Raid Fort Delaney TT Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla House CW Rocky Ford Hickory Ridge Fort Butler TT Homestead Carolina in the Fall Engagement CW Revitalization

Heritage Day & Wood Wilkes Art & Heritage Clay Graham Haywood Henderson Jackson Macon Madison Kiln Opening Festival Rutherford’s Trace Rutherford’s Trace Rutherford’s Trace Rutherford’s Trace Rutherford’s Trace Mars Hill College CW Historic Blair Farm Waynesville Zachary-Tolbert Old Fashion Day Trail of Tears Trail of Tears Trail of Tears Marshall CW Summer Events Engagement CW House CW

Horn in the West Park Daniel Boone Day Thomas’s Last Resting Warm Springs Hotel Fort Hembrey TT Fort Montgomery TT Camp Scott TT Brushy Mountain Place CW CW Apple Festival Battle House CW Thomas’s Legion CW Locust Field Cemetery Dixie Hall CW CW Kirk’s Raid CW

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McDowell Mitchell Polk Rutherford Surry Swain Transylvania Overmountain Victory Overmountain Victory Overmountain Victory Overmountain Victory Stoneman’s Raid Rutherford’s Trace Trail Trail Trail Trail Stoneman’s Raid Rutherford’s Trace Rockford CW Trail of Tears Reeves Homeplace Carson House SR Stoneman’s Raid Fort Lindsay TT CW

Overmountain Victory McDowell House OVT Gilbert Town OVT Trail

Biggerstaff’s Old Swannanoa Gap CW Fields OVT Potts Fort RT Hamptons Fort RT Fort McGuaghey RT Fort McFadden RT Hickory Nut Gorge SR Rutherfordton CW

Watauga Wilkes Yadkin Yancey Qualla Stoneman’s Raid Stoneman’s Raid Burnsville CW Rutherford’s Trace Overmountain Victory Trail Fort Hamby CW

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