Appalachian region of North Carolina

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The Appalachian region of North Carolina is a mountainous, largely rural area in the western part of the state known for its distinct Appalachian culture, music, and traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
geographic region
borderedBy Piedmont region of North Carolina NERFINISHED
South Carolina NERFINISHED
Tennessee NERFINISHED
Virginia NERFINISHED
contains Alleghany County NERFINISHED
Ashe County NERFINISHED
Asheville NERFINISHED
Avery County NERFINISHED
Banner Elk NERFINISHED
Black Mountains NERFINISHED
Blue Ridge Mountains NERFINISHED
Blue Ridge Parkway NERFINISHED
Boone NERFINISHED
Bryson City NERFINISHED
Buncombe County NERFINISHED
Burnsville NERFINISHED
Caldwell County NERFINISHED
Cherokee NERFINISHED
Cherokee County NERFINISHED
Graham County NERFINISHED
Great Smoky Mountains NERFINISHED
Great Smoky Mountains National Park NERFINISHED
Haywood County NERFINISHED
Henderson County NERFINISHED
Hendersonville NERFINISHED
Jackson County NERFINISHED
Macon County NERFINISHED
Madison County NERFINISHED
Maggie Valley NERFINISHED
McDowell County NERFINISHED
Mitchell County NERFINISHED
Murphy NERFINISHED
Nantahala National Forest NERFINISHED
Pisgah National Forest NERFINISHED
Polk County NERFINISHED
Portions of Alexander County
Portions of Anson County
Portions of Burke County
Portions of Catawba County
Portions of Cleveland County
Portions of Davidson County
Portions of Davie County
Portions of Iredell County
Portions of Lincoln County
Portions of Montgomery County
Portions of Moore County
Portions of Randolph County
Portions of Richmond County
Portions of Rowan County
Rockingham County NERFINISHED
Rutherford County NERFINISHED
Spruce Pine NERFINISHED
Stokes County NERFINISHED
Surry County NERFINISHED
Swain County NERFINISHED
Transylvania County NERFINISHED
Watauga County NERFINISHED
Waynesville NERFINISHED
Wilkes County NERFINISHED
Yadkin County NERFINISHED
Yancey County NERFINISHED
country United States of America
hasCharacteristic culturally distinct
forested
largely rural
mountainous
hasCulturalInfluence Cherokee heritage
English folk traditions
Scots-Irish heritage
hasEconomicActivity craft industries
forestry
small-scale agriculture
tourism
highestPoint Mount Mitchell NERFINISHED
knownFor Appalachian culture
ballad singing
bluegrass music
craft traditions
folk traditions
heritage festivals
old-time music
religious revivals
shape-note singing
storytelling traditions
traditional Appalachian music
traditional quilting
woodworking crafts
locatedIn Appalachian Mountains NERFINISHED
North Carolina
Southern Appalachians NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
partOf Appalachia NERFINISHED
Southern United States NERFINISHED

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John Ehle writingFocus Appalachian region of North Carolina
Newfound Gap offersViewOf Appalachian region of North Carolina
this entity surface form: North Carolina valleys
Northern North Carolina hasBorder Appalachian region of North Carolina
U.S. Route 19 Business (Bryson City, North Carolina) locatedIn Appalachian region of North Carolina
this entity surface form: Appalachian region of western North Carolina
Western District of North Carolina geographicRegion Appalachian region of North Carolina
Leicester, North Carolina partOf Appalachian region of North Carolina
this entity surface form: North Carolina mountain region