Historic Trails – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area

Fontana Dam and Visitor Center

The tallest dam east of the Rockies at 480 feet, Fontana Dam was was built by the...

Early History Perched on the crest of the Blue Ridge atop the Eastern Continental Divide,...

On May 29, 1893 Southern Railway's "Number 11" deposited a travel-weary band of 29 souls...

The confluence of the Yadkin River and Big Elkin Creek in North Carolina's Blue Ridge...

Thomas Jefferson called the victory of American patriots over British Major Patrick Ferguson's army at...

Panthertown Valley, near Cashiers, has been called the Yosemite of the East, with a broad...

The mountains near Spruce Pine, North Carolina are among the richest in minerals and gems...

Mount Jefferson, rising to more than 1,600 feet above the surrounding landscape, is an area...

The Blue Ridge Parkway is America's most visited National Park unit and is known as...

Eighty-eight miles of the Appalachian Trail run through the North Carolina mountains. From through-hikers—backpackers who...