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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BAW_the-loops_Spruce-Pine-NC.html
The old Clinchfield Railroad loops and tunnels through the Blue Ridge Mountains before you. Construction of this difficult section began in 1905 when 4,000 workmen, mainly Russian, German and Italian immigrants, began blasting and hammering their …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21VJ_gillespie-gap_Spruce-Pine-NC.html
On Friday, September 29, 1780, a large part of the American Army passed this spot, under command of Colonels William Campbell, Isaac Shelby and John Sevier. On their march to the battle of King's Mountain, where the British and Tory forces, number…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMU49_spruce-pine-mining-district_Spruce-Pine-NC.html
Mica, feldspar, quartz deposits found in region 25 mi. long, 10 mi. wide. Commercial production of mica emerged 1850s.