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  2. Lake James - Wikipedia

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    Lake James is a large reservoir in the mountains of Western North Carolina which straddles the border between Burke and McDowell Counties. It is named for tobacco tycoon and benefactor of Duke University James Buchanan Duke. The lake, with surface elevation of 1200 ft (366 m), lies behind a series of 4 earthen dams.

  3. Lake James State Park - Wikipedia

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    Lake James State Park is a North Carolina state park in Burke and McDowell counties, North Carolina in the United States. Located near Nebo, North Carolina , it covers 3,743 acres (15.15 km 2 ) [ 1 ] and borders 6,510-acre (26 km 2 ) Lake James .

  4. Burke County, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Burke County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census , its population was 87,570. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Morganton .

  5. Fonta Flora State Trail - Wikipedia

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    The Fonta Flora State Trail is a unit of the North Carolina state park system in Buncombe, McDowell, and Burke Counties, North Carolina, in the United States, and it consists of 90 acres (36 ha) [1] of conservation land and 19 miles (31 km) [1] designated multi-use trail.

  6. Catawba River - Wikipedia

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    223 ft (68 m) [1] Basin features; Progression: Catawba → Wateree → Santee → Atlantic Ocean: River system: Catawba River: Waterbodies: Lake James, Rhodhiss Lake, Lake Hickory, Lookout Shoals Lake, Lake Norman, Mountain Island Lake, Lake Wylie, Fishing Creek Reservoir,Great Falls Reservoir, Cedar Creek Reservoir, Lake Wateree

  7. South Mountains State Park - Wikipedia

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    South Mountains State Park is a North Carolina state park in Burke County, North Carolina in the United States. Located near Connellys Springs, North Carolina, it covers 20,949 acres (84.78 km 2) [1] and includes part of the South Mountains, a branch of the Blue Ridge Mountains. High Shoals Falls is the park's most visited feature.

  8. Henry River Mill Village, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Henry River Mill Village is a small textile village in Burke County, North Carolina. It is an unaltered, but now-decaying example of an early industrial environment in Burke County. Today, the remaining buildings of the Henry River Mill Village are traces of the industrial heritage of the county.

  9. Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton metropolitan area - Wikipedia

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    The Hickory region is served by Interstate 40 which passes through the center of Catawba and Burke counties. Other important US highways in the region include: US 70 (east to Morehead City, west to Asheville), and US 321 (through Catawba and Caldwell Counties). Primary state routes include NC 10, NC 16, NC 18, NC 90, NC 127, and NC 150.