Appalachian region of North Carolina

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The Appalachian region of North Carolina is a mountainous, largely rural area in the western part of the state known for its distinct Appalachian culture, music, and traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region ⓘ
geographic region ⓘ
borderedBy Piedmont region of North Carolina ⓘ
South Carolina ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
contains Alleghany County ⓘ
Ashe County ⓘ
Asheville ⓘ
Avery County ⓘ
Banner Elk ⓘ
Black Mountains ⓘ
Blue Ridge Mountains ⓘ
Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Boone ⓘ
Bryson City ⓘ
Buncombe County ⓘ
Burnsville ⓘ
Caldwell County ⓘ
Cherokee ⓘ
Cherokee County ⓘ
Graham County ⓘ
Great Smoky Mountains ⓘ
Great Smoky Mountains National Park ⓘ
Haywood County ⓘ
Henderson County ⓘ
Hendersonville ⓘ
Jackson County ⓘ
Macon County ⓘ
Madison County ⓘ
Maggie Valley ⓘ
McDowell County ⓘ
Mitchell County ⓘ
Murphy ⓘ
Nantahala National Forest ⓘ
Pisgah National Forest ⓘ
Polk County ⓘ
Portions of Alexander County ⓘ
Portions of Anson County ⓘ
Portions of Burke County ⓘ
Portions of Catawba County ⓘ
Portions of Cleveland County ⓘ
Portions of Davidson County ⓘ
Portions of Davie County ⓘ
Portions of Iredell County ⓘ
Portions of Lincoln County ⓘ
Portions of Montgomery County ⓘ
Portions of Moore County ⓘ
Portions of Randolph County ⓘ
Portions of Richmond County ⓘ
Portions of Rowan County ⓘ
Rockingham County ⓘ
Rutherford County ⓘ
Spruce Pine ⓘ
Stokes County ⓘ
Surry County ⓘ
Swain County ⓘ
Transylvania County ⓘ
Watauga County ⓘ
Waynesville ⓘ
Wilkes County ⓘ
Yadkin County ⓘ
Yancey County ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
hasCharacteristic culturally distinct ⓘ
forested ⓘ
largely rural ⓘ
mountainous ⓘ
hasCulturalInfluence Cherokee heritage ⓘ
English folk traditions ⓘ
Scots-Irish heritage ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity craft industries ⓘ
forestry ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
highestPoint Mount Mitchell ⓘ
knownFor Appalachian culture ⓘ
ballad singing ⓘ
bluegrass music ⓘ
craft traditions ⓘ
folk traditions ⓘ
heritage festivals ⓘ
old-time music ⓘ
religious revivals ⓘ
shape-note singing ⓘ
storytelling traditions ⓘ
traditional Appalachian music ⓘ
traditional quilting ⓘ
woodworking crafts ⓘ
locatedIn Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
North Carolina ⓘ
Southern Appalachians ⓘ
linked to: Appalachia
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
partOf Appalachia ⓘ
Southern United States ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John Ehle → writingFocus → Appalachian region of North Carolina ⓘ
Newfound Gap → offersViewOf → North Carolina valleys ⓘ
linked to: Appalachian region of North Carolina
Northern North Carolina → hasBorder → Appalachian region of North Carolina ⓘ
U.S. Route 19 Business (Bryson City, North Carolina) → locatedIn → Appalachian region of western North Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Appalachian region of North Carolina
Western District of North Carolina → geographicRegion → Appalachian region of North Carolina ⓘ
Leicester, North Carolina → partOf → North Carolina mountain region ⓘ
linked to: Appalachian region of North Carolina
Blanford Barnard Dougherty → workLocation → Appalachian region of North Carolina ⓘ
Jackson County, North Carolina → isPartOf → United States Census Bureau-designated western North Carolina region ⓘ
linked to: Appalachian region of North Carolina