Roaring Creek, North Carolina

Roaring Creek
Unincorporated community
Church and fields outside Roaring Creek
Roaring Creek Location within the state of North Carolina
Coordinates: 36°03′49″N82°00′45″W / 36.06361°N 82.01250°W / 36.06361; -82.01250
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Avery
Elevation	2,982 ft (909 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	28657
Area code	828
GNIS feature ID	1022311 [1]

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. ^[2] The community is located along US 19-E, between the communities of Frank and Plumtree.

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.^{[ citation needed ]}

See also

• Big Yellow Mountain
• Grassy Ridge Bald
• Little Yellow Mountain
• North Toe River
• Overmountain Men
• Unaka Range

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roaring Creek, North Carolina
2. Hardy, Michael C. (2007). Remembering Avery County. The History Press. ISBN   978-1-59629-232-1.

Further reading

• Cooper, Horton. History of Avery County, Biltmore Press, 1964
• Cooper, Horton. North Carolina Mountain Folklore and Miscellany Murfreesboro, N.C., Johnson Pub. Co., c1972