Roaring Creek, North Carolina

Roaring Creek
—  Unincorporated  —
Roaring Creek
Location within the state of North Carolina
Coordinates:
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Avery County
Elevation 2,982 ft (909 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 28657
Area code(s) 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.

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History

On September 27, 1780, the Overmountain Men, led by William Campbell, camped at Roaring Creek, after passing Yellow Mountain Gap; ten days later, October 7, 1780, they would arrive at Kings Mountain for the Battle of Kings Mountain against the British.

See also

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 1596292326. 

Further reading

Municipalities and communities of Avery County, North Carolina, USA
Towns
Villages
Unincorporated
communities
Footnotes

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties