North Carolina

Black Mountain, North Carolina
Introduction to Black Mountain
"Front Porch of Western North Carolina" Black Mountain is a town in Buncombe County, in the Asheville metro area. The community was named for the Black Mountain Range. The latitude of Black Mountain is 35.617N. The longitude is -82.321W. It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 2,405 feet. Those are a few specifics about Black Mountain, North Carolina. Now why did I choose to write a lens on this city, and this state? Well, that is because I want to move there so bad I cannot s...

Enjoy a learning vacation at Wildacres Retreat & Conference Center
Relax and learn in North Carolina's Blue Ridge mountains
Wildacres Retreat and Conference Center is a wonderful facility in the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina. If you add up all the weeks I've spent there, I've lived nearly 3 months of my life at Wildacres! Obviously, I consider it a great place to be, and I want to give others the benefit of my experience. Wildacres is run by a nonprofit for the benefit of nonprofits and individuals, and it's dedicated to making our world a better place by providing a low-cost location where people can le...

Fuquay Varina, NC
Small Town Charm
Fuquay-Varina, first know as "Piney Woods," acquired her unusual names from the fates of history. Among the early land grant families were the Burts, Joneses and Rowlands, but it was a French veteran of the Revolutionary War named William Fuquay who moved his family to the exact site, purchasing 1000 acres of Jones Land in 1805. While plowing a field, circa 1858, William's son Stephen or grandson David Crockett uncovered a mineral spring. "Taking the waters" became an attraction for people w...

North Carolina Headquarters
Lenses about North Carolina
North Carolina Anyone who has a lens about North Carolina or something located in North Carolina is welcome to join the North Carolina group. I love living in North Carolina and sharing what I can about living here in the mountains of the western part of the state. North Carolina is a wide state with three regions. If you have lenses about any of the towns, cities, parks, regions, or just about anything else related to living and working here or visiting our beautiful state, I hope you'll s...

Things to do in North Carolina
Tar Heel State
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