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Roaring Creek, North Carolina

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Country
  
United States

County
  
GNIS feature ID
  
1022311

Zip code
  
28657

Area code
  
828

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

Elevation
  
909 m

Local time
  
Monday 2:53 AM

Roaring Creek, North Carolina

Weather
  
-1°C, Wind SW at 2 km/h, 91% Humidity

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. The community is located along US 19-E, between the communities of Frank and Plumtree.

Contents

Map of Roaring Creek, NC 28657, USA

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.

References

Roaring Creek, North Carolina Wikipedia


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