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Discover Old Fort in United States

Old Fort in the region of North Carolina with its 908 habitants is a town located in United States - some 362 mi or ( 582 km ) South-West of Washington , the country's capital .

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Local time in Old Fort is now 10:30 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/New York " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Asheville, Black Mountain, Busick, Gastonia, and Lake Lure Mountain Estates. When in this area, you might want to check out Asheville . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Old Fort ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Merry Christmaquazika!

0:27 min by TVPigs
Views: 7530 Rating: 3.71

4 pigs in lipstick relay their stress-filled, mixed holiday greetings. A TVPigs sketch created by Carter MacDowell at Diagonal Cows, Inc. © 2009 Diagonal Cows, Inc. Distributed by United Feature Syndi ..

iPad 2 HD 720p Video Quality Test Edited with iMovie using the Travel Theme

0:59 min by BlueRidgeRuckus
Views: 3657 Rating: 4.60

iMovie Travel Theme - Here is another video test of the iPad 2's 720p rear facing camera. This footage is again from the Blue Ridge Parkway in Western North Carolina. It is short but I am cutting the ..


Leaf Vacuum in Marion, NC

0:56 min by LeonsMomHerbsWife
Views: 3522 Rating: 3.00

The City of Marion, North Carolina is awesome! These guys come along the streets and vaccuum up all the leaves that we blow out to the edge of our yards. I think that is pretty cool! ..

iPad 2 HD 720p Video Quality Test Edited with iMovie using the News Theme

1:53 min by BlueRidgeRuckus
Views: 3419 Rating: 5.00

iMovie News Theme- Apple iPad 2 720p test video.. Here is another theme from iMovie.. This footage was taken with my iPad 2 rear facing camera. This video shows a trip on the Blue Ridge Parkway. I hel ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Arrowhead Monument

Just over the railroad tracks in Old Fort, North Carolina, is the town square defined by a 30-foot-tall arrowhead hand-chiseled in granite. The landmark was unveiled to a crowd of more than 6,000 people on July 27, 1930, by Marie Nesbitt as a symbol of the peace achieved in an earlier century between pioneers and Native Americans. The train always stopped here.

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Located at 35.63 -82.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 1930 sculptures, Buildings and structures in McDowell County, North Carolina, Granite sculptures, Monuments and memorials in North Carolina, Visitor attractions in McDowell County, North Carolina

Old Fort, North Carolina

Old Fort is a town in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 959 at the 2008 estimated Census. The town is well known for its weekly mountain music concerts, attracting large audiences and many musicians from the surrounding areas to Old Fort's downtown each Friday at 7:30 p.m. Concerts are performed in the historic Rockett Building and admission is free. In 2010, the North Carolina Wildlife Commission added it to their list of N.C. Mountain Heritage Trout Towns.

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Located at 35.63 -82.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Populated places in McDowell County, North Carolina, Towns in North Carolina

Mountain Gateway Museum and Heritage Center

The Mountain Gateway Museum and Heritage Center focuses on Southern Appalachian heritage, and the culture and history of western North Carolina. The museum is located in Old Fort, North Carolina, and is part of the Division of State History Museums, Office of Archives and History, an agency of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. Admission is free, and the museum is open year round.

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Located at 35.63 -82.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: History museums in North Carolina, Museums in McDowell County, North Carolina, Rural history museums in the United States

Andrews Geyser

Andrews Geyser is a man-made fountain in Old Fort, North Carolina in McDowell County. The fountain is named for Colonel Alexander Boyd Andrews, a North Carolina native who was the Vice President of the Southern Railway Company and one of the men responsible for the construction of the railroad between Old Fort and Asheville, North Carolina, in the late 19th century.

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Located at 35.65 -82.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures completed in 1885, Buildings and structures in McDowell County, North Carolina, Fountains in the United States, Monuments and memorials in North Carolina, Visitor attractions in McDowell County, North Carolina

Catawba Falls

Catawba Falls is a series of waterfalls on the headwaters of the Catawba River, in McDowell County, near Old Fort, North Carolina.

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Located at 35.60 -82.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Pisgah National Forest, Protected areas of McDowell County, North Carolina, Waterfalls of North Carolina