Western Carolina University
Western Carolina University (WCU) is a coeducational public university located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, United States.
Waynesville is a town in and the county seat of Haywood County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest town in Haywood County and the largest in Western North Carolina west of Asheville.
Population: 9,869
Latitude: 35° 29' 19.36" N
Longitude: -82° 59' 19.50" W
Western Carolina University (WCU) is a coeducational public university located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, United States.
Cherokee (ᏣᎳᎩ in Cherokee language) /ˈtʃɛrɵkiː/ is a census-designated place (CDP) in Swain and Jackson counties in western North Carolina, United States, within the Qualla Boundary land trust. It is located in the Oconaluftee River Valley around th…
The Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation or the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), (Cherokee: ᏣᎳᎩᏱ ᏕᏣᏓᏂᎸᎩ, Tsalagiyi Detsadanilvgi) is a federally recognized Native American tribe in the United States of America, who are descended from the smal…
Waynesville is a town in and the county seat of Haywood County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest town in Haywood County and the largest in Western North Carolina west of Asheville.
Pisgah National Forest is a National Forest in the Appalachian Mountains of western North Carolina. It is administered by the United States Forest Service, part of the United States Department of Agriculture. The Pisgah National Forest is completely…
Cullowhee /ˈkʌlʌhwiː/ is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States. Cullowhee is best known for being the home of Western Carolina University (WCU). The population was 9,428 as of the 2010 census. The area know…
Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort is a casino and hotel on the Qualla Boundary in Cherokee, North Carolina. It is owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and operated by Caesars Entertainment. It is located on the site of the former Frontier Lan…
The Qualla Boundary (or The Qualla) is territory held as a land trust for the federally recognized Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, who reside in western North Carolina. The area is part of the Cherokee's historic territory. As a trust, the land is…
Jackson County is a county located in the southwest of the U.S. state of North Carolina.
Haywood County is a county in the western portion of the U.S. state of North Carolina.
Sylva is an incorporated town located in central Jackson County, in the Plott Balsam Mountains of Western North Carolina, United States of America.
William Bartram (April 20, 1739 – July 22, 1823) was an American naturalist. The son of Ann (née Mendenhall) and the naturalist John Bartram, William Bartram and his twin sister Elizabeth were born in Kingsessing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As a bo…
Maggie Valley is a town in Haywood County, North Carolina, USA. The population was 1,150 at the 2010 census.
Cold Mountain is in the mountain region of western North Carolina, United States.
WLOS, virtual and VHF digital channel 13, is an ABC-affiliated television station located in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. The station is owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group; Sinclair also operates MyNetworkTV affiliate WMYA-TV (channe…
The Shelton Laurel massacre was the execution of 13 accused Union sympathizers on or about January 18, 1863 by a Confederate regiment in the Shelton Laurel Valley of Madison County, North Carolina at the height of the American Civil War. The event s…
Oconaluftee is the name of a river valley in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, located in the Southeastern United States. Formerly the site of a Cherokee village and Appalachian community, the valley's bottomland is now home to the main e…
Cataloochee is a valley in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, located in the Southeastern United States. Now a recreational and historic area within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cataloochee was once home to a substantial Appala…