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Linn Cove Viaduct along the Blue Ridge Parkway

North Carolina’s Blue Ribbon

The Blue Ridge Parkway stands out among America’s national parks: Unfurling across six Appalachian mountain chains, it connects dozens of rural communities and binds together generations of families through shared memories.

Andrews Geyser, and the rail road through Old Fort.

Appalachian Spring

The story behind Andrews Geyser is deep, complex, and as irrepressible as the man-made fountain itself. It goes back to the 1870s, when the railroad finally climbed the Blue Ridge Escarpment near Old Fort. The tragic cost of that achievement is still being uncovered today.

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