Pineola, North Carolina

Pineola is an unincorporated community in Avery County, North Carolina, generally spanning out in a three mile radius from the intersection of US highway 221 and North Carolina Highway 181. [http://northcarolina.hometownlocator.com/NC/Avery/Pineola.cfm] The area was originally known as "Saginaw" until the early 19th century.

Pineola is the site of several businesses including an asphalt plant, a concrete plant, a sawmill, and a small hotel. The Linville River flows through the area, and is impounded by a dam into a small lake for a resort community. The Blue Ridge Parkway passes through the southeast portion of the area.

During the early 1900s it was notably the site of a large logging operation and sawmill, owned by the W.M. Ritter Company. The East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad ("Tweetsie") operated into the community until a flood washed away the tracks in 1940.

Pineola's zipcode is 28662.

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