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  2. Spruce Pine, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Spruce Pine is the exclusive supplier of sand to Augusta National Golf Club. The town suffered flooding and devastation as a result of Hurricane Helene in 2024. Spruce Pine has high-purity quartz, a mineral required in a variety of important products, such as semiconductors. [7] [8] [9] View the Spruce Pine Mining District article for further ...

  3. Woody's Knob - Wikipedia

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    The spike station is a standard NCGS bronze disk stamped "SPRUCE PINE NCDOT 4170 ft" set into the top of a round concrete monument 30 cm in diameter projecting 5 cm above ground located directly underneath the Spruce Pine Lookout and Firetower, [2] which was constructed in 1958 as part of the Forest Service's efforts to detect woodland fires ...

  4. Little Switzerland, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    It is located along North Carolina Highway 226A (NC 226A) off the Blue Ridge Parkway, directly north of Marion and south of Spruce Pine. The elevation is 3,468 feet (1,057 m) above sea level. At this location, in 1909, the "Switzerland Company" was founded by North Carolina State Supreme Court Justice Heriot Clarkson to construct a resort ...

  5. Mitchell County, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Mitchell County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina.As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,903. [2] Its county seat is Bakersville. [3]The county is home to Spruce Pine, nicknamed the "Mineral City of the World", [4] and Bakersville, "Gateway to Roan Mountain", which includes the world's largest natural rhododendron garden and the longest stretch of grassy bald in the ...

  6. North Carolina Highway 226 - Wikipedia

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    North Carolina Highway 226 (NC 226) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Traveling north–south through Western North Carolina , it connects the cities and towns of Grover , Shelby , Marion , Spruce Pine and Bakersville .

  7. ‘Civilization is pretty much gone’ after Helene tears through ...

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    Andrew Zook, left, helps to clear instruments and other items from the mud inside Majestic Music in downtown Spruce Pine, N.C. on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, days after Hurricane Helene brought heavy ...

  8. Spruce Pine Mining District - Wikipedia

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    Spruce Pine district is one of the largest suppliers of high-purity quartz, which is used in the manufacture of silicon for integrated circuits. [2] The district is named after the town of Spruce Pine, which is located in the middle of the region and is the hub of major mining activity there. The district is approximately 25 miles (40 km) long ...

  9. North Toe River - Wikipedia

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    With Spruce Pine being the dividing line, the river upstream is considered in good health with a few tributaries impacted related to agricultural and development runoff. Downstream, the river has been impacted by legal and illegal wastewater discharges from mining operations in the area. [ 9 ]