Linville Falls, North Carolina

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Linville Falls, North Carolina
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Linville Falls
Location within the state of North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°59′27″N81°56′39″W / 35.99083°N 81.94417°W / 35.99083; -81.94417
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Avery, Burke, McDowell [1]
Named for Linville Falls [2]
Elevation
3,268 ft (996 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28647
Area code 828
GNIS feature ID1012893 [1]

Linville Falls is an unincorporated community located at the junction of Avery, Burke, and McDowell counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. [1] It is named after Linville Falls, a nearby waterfall in the Linville Gorge Wilderness.

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Attractions

Linville Falls is close to many of western North Carolina's outdoor attractions.

The Linville Falls Tavern was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000 and the Franklin-Penland House in 2006. [3]

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Franklin-Penland House, also known as Theodore C. Franklin House, Stokes Penland House, and Linville Falls Post Office, is a historic home located at Linville Falls, Burke County, North Carolina. It was built about 1883, and is a two-story, three-bay, frame I-house with a two-story rear ell. It features a full-width, attached two-tiered shed roof porch added about 1915. Also on the property is the former U.S. Post Office, Linville Falls, N.C., building. The one-room front gable frame building was built in 1907 and housed the Linville Falls post office until 1925.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Linville Falls, North Carolina
  2. "North Carolina Gazetteer" . Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.