Montreat, North Carolina, United States

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Montreat, North Carolina, United States is a small mountain town best known as the longtime home of evangelist Billy Graham and the site of the Montreat Conference Center and Montreat College.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
areaCode 828
climate humid subtropical / mountain climate
collegeAffiliation Christian liberal arts (Montreat College)
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Buncombe County, North Carolina
daylightSavingTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
surface form: Eastern Daylight Time
elevation approximately 2500 feet
featureClass populated place
governmentType town government
hasChristianRetreatCenter Montreat Conference Center
hasCollege Montreat College
hasConferenceCenter Montreat Conference Center
hasHistoricAssociation Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
surface form: Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (residential ties)
hasInstitution Montreat College
Montreat Conference Center
hasReligiousConferenceCenter Montreat Conference Center
isCollegeTown true
isMountainTown true
knownFor Montreat College
Montreat Conference Center
association with Billy Graham
landUse institutional (college and conference center)
residential
locatedIn Blue Ridge Mountains
western North Carolina
surface form: Western North Carolina
namedFor “Mountain Retreat”
nearestCity Black Mountain, North Carolina
nearestMajorCity Asheville, North Carolina
notableResident Billy Graham
Ruth Bell Graham
partOf Asheville metropolitan area
postalCode 28757
primaryReligionInfluence Protestant Christianity
region Appalachian Mountains
religiousTradition Presbyterian
state North Carolina
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
tourismType mountain recreation
religious retreat
transportationAccess via Interstate 40 (nearby)

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Billy Graham deathPlace Montreat, North Carolina, United States
Buncombe County, North Carolina contains Montreat, North Carolina, United States
this entity surface form: Montreat, North Carolina
Ruth Bell Graham placeOfDeath Montreat, North Carolina, United States
Ruth Bell Graham residence Montreat, North Carolina, United States
Ruth Bell Graham livedIn Montreat, North Carolina, United States
William Franklin Graham Jr. placeOfDeath Montreat, North Carolina, United States
William Franklin Graham Jr. residence Montreat, North Carolina, United States