Roaring Creek, North Carolina
Unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States
36°03′49″N 82°00′45″W / 36.06361°N 82.01250°W / 36.06361; -82.0125028657
Roaring Creek is an unincorporated community in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. The community was named after Roaring Creek, which flows in the area.[2] The community is located along US 19-E, between the communities of Frank and Plumtree.
History
On September 27, 1780, the Overmountain Men, led by William Campbell, camped at Roaring Creek, after passing Yellow Mountain Gap; on October 7, 1780, they would arrive at Kings Mountain for the Battle of Kings Mountain against the British.
See also
- Big Yellow Mountain
- Grassy Ridge Bald
- Little Yellow Mountain
- North Toe River
- Overmountain Men
- Unaka Range
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roaring Creek, North Carolina
- ^ Hardy, Michael C. (2007). Remembering Avery County. The History Press. ISBN 1-59629-232-6.
Further reading
- Cooper, Horton. History of Avery County, Biltmore Press, 1964
- Cooper, Horton. North Carolina Mountain Folklore and Miscellany Murfreesboro, N.C., Johnson Pub. Co., c1972
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Municipalities and communities of Avery County, North Carolina, United States
County seat: Newland
communities
- Altamont
- Cranberry
- Frank
- Gragg
- Heaton
- Ingalls
- Linville Falls‡
- Minneapolis
- Montezuma
- Pineola
- Plumtree
- Roaring Creek
- Three Mile
- Vale
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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