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The Top 61 Happiest Mountain Towns in the Blue Ridge
Our quest to have our readers select the happiest towns in the mountains began with a set of criteria applied
April 2, 2026
History
Step into the time capsule for a glimpse of the Southern Appalachians during Blue Ridge Country’s first year.
The 469-mile roadway through the mountains of Virginia and North Carolina was designed, back in the 1930s, to be a timeless experience. In many ways it has remained so.
A fierce streak of independence took the form, not long after the Civil War, of a set of far east Tennesseans establishing their own county.
An old Virginia coal town yields new gems.
Westward movement of settlers in the late 1700s resulted in grisly clashes with Shawnee Indians. An enslaved Black man was an unlikely and heroic participant in one clash.
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Walking Winchester in the relentless rain of a soggy spring could not dampen my enthusiasm to see the home of
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Even More Sweet Virginia Breezes
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