Country Roads

CURRENT Country Roads

The new Headwaters State Forest in North Carolina’s Transylvania County is home to some 25 waterfalls.

Headwaters State Forest Opens With 6,730 acres!

Efforts at preservation began in 2009, and were accomplished in multiple transactions.
Henry River Mill Village from above.

Restoring Henry River Mill Village

Calvin Reyes is the new owner of Henry River Mill Village, an abandoned ghost town in Burke County, North Carolina.
Park manager Jackie Fischer shows off a recently built replica of the David Crockett birthplace cabin near Limestone, Tennessee.

Re-creating The 18th Century Crockett Rises

A Tennessee state park takes pains to go back to its genuine roots.
The New York Times gave the Battle of Blair Mountain front-page coverage in 1921.

West Virginia’s Blair Mountain Protected Once Again

The historic site, where minors and lawmen clashed in 1921, has been put back on the National Register of Historic Places.
Tryon, North Carolina is the site of Nina Simone’s childhood home.

They Put a Spell on This

Nina Simone’s North Carolina childhood home is protected.

Departments

Much of the Oklawaha Greenway is lined with trees.
The Good Walk

Walking Oklawaha Greenway

Located just minutes from downtown Hendersonville, North Carolina, this 3.25-mile scenic pathway winds through forests and wetlands.

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