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For a while on Friday morning, it looked as if Chimney Rock and Lake Lure had been spared the worst of Hurricane Helene. And then worse than the worst happened, as a wall of water came rushing ...
The Rocky Broad River flows into Lake Lure and overflows the town with debris from Chimney Rock, North Carolina on Sept. 28, 2024. Getty Images Trees and other debris gather on roadways in Chimney ...
The chimney is used for a more important duty. The mantle/wick holder has holes around the outer edges. When the lantern is lit and a chimney is attached, the thermally induced draft draws air through these holes and passes over the top of the mantle, just as a chimney in a house. This has a cooling effect and keeps the mantle from overheating.
A lantern is a source of lighting, often portable. It typically features a protective enclosure for the light source – historically usually a candle, a wick in oil, or a thermoluminescent mesh, and often a battery-powered light in modern times – to make it easier to carry and hang up, and make it more reliable outdoors or in drafty interiors.
A sign reads "Chimney Rock strong" in downtown Chimney Rock, N.C., on Wednesday after the passage of Hurricane Helene. (Allison Joyce/AFP via Getty Images) (AFP via Getty Images)
Chimney Rock is a village in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States. [1] The population was 140 at the 2020 census . [ 3 ] The village took its name from a large gneiss outcrop located on a summit above the village itself in Chimney Rock State Park .