Elkin, North Carolina
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Elkin, North Carolina is a small town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains known for its historic downtown, wineries, and outdoor recreation opportunities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elkin, North Carolina canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
municipality
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county |
Surry County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wilkes County ⓘ |
| governingBody | Elkin town government ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
downtown shops and restaurants
ⓘ
local wineries and vineyards ⓘ nearby state and local parks ⓘ |
| hasCulturalEvent | local festivals and community events ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
outdoor recreation tourism
ⓘ
retail and services ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasFeature | historic downtown ⓘ |
| hasHistoricCharacteristic |
early 20th-century architecture in downtown area
ⓘ
historic commercial buildings downtown ⓘ |
| hasIndustry | wine industry ⓘ |
| hasNearbyRegion |
Blue Ridge Mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
Blue Ridge foothills
Yadkin Valley ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
cycling
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fishing ⓘ hiking ⓘ kayaking and canoeing on the Yadkin River ⓘ trail running ⓘ |
| hasTrail |
Mountains-to-Sea Trail
ⓘ
Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail ⓘ Yadkin River ⓘ
surface form:
Yadkin River Blueway
|
| hasTransportation |
North Carolina Highway 268
ⓘ
U.S. Route 21 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 421 (nearby) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
access to the Yadkin River
ⓘ
hiking and biking trails ⓘ historic downtown ⓘ outdoor recreation ⓘ wineries ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwestern North Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Appalachian foothills
ⓘ
surface form:
Foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains
Yadkin Valley wine region ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Blue Ridge Mountains ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Yadkin River ⓘ |
| partOf | Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Eastern Time Zone
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surface form:
Eastern Daylight Time
|
| traversedBy |
Elkin Creek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yadkin River ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.