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"Land of the Noonday Sun"

"Land of the Noonday Sun"

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"Land of the Noonday Sun"

Nantahala is an Indian name meaning "Land of the Noonday Sun." This name is most appropriate as the sun only reaches the floor of the deep gorges and valleys when directly overhead at midday. The Spanish Conquistador, Hernando DeSoto, explored the area in 1540 and in 1920 the Forest was established. It is the largest of the four national forests in North Carolina lying in the mountains and valleys of western North Carolina with elevations as high as 5,800 feet at Lone Bald in Jackson County, to a low 1,200 feet in Cherokee County along the Tusquitee River and is the home of many western NC waterfalls. The last part of the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway travels through this forest.
(source:http://www.westernncattractions.com)

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