Little Switzerland, North Carolina
- Little Switzerland, North Carolina
Little Switzerland is an unincorporated community in McDowell and Mitchell counties of North Carolina, United States. It is found along NC 226A near the Blue Ridge Parkway, just south of Spruce Pine.
It was founded by North Carolina State Supreme Court Justice Heriot Clarkson, and was one of the few private resorts on the Blue Ridge Parkway [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/21/AR2006102100709.html] . Its naming illustrates the gradual change in meaning of the 19th century term little Switzerland from an area of limestone formations to one of mountainous appearance.
Famous oboist John Mack used to hold an annual "John Mack Oboe Camp" in the community before his death in 2006.
Links
* [http://www.newsobserver.com/105/story/501546.html History of Clarkson's Founding of Little Switzerland]
* [http://www.northcarolinavacation.com/regions/Little-Switzerland-North-Carolina.html Vacations Website]
Further reading
"The Story of Little Switzerland" Louisa de Saussure Duls; 1982
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Church of the Resurrection (Little Switzerland, North Carolina) — Church of the Resurrection U.S. National Register of Historic Places … Wikipedia
Little Switzerland — can mean: * Little Switzerland (landscape), a generic term for an area of scenic beauty * Little Switzerland (Luxembourg), a region of Luxembourg * Little Switzerland, North Carolina * Little Switzerland (Wisconsin), a ski area in Wisconsin … Wikipedia
Little Switzerland (landscape) — A little Switzerland or Schweiz is a landscape, often of wooded hills. This Romantic aesthetic term is not a geographic category, but was widely used in the 19th century to connote dramatic natural scenic features that would be of interest to… … Wikipedia
Little Switzerland — Dieser Artikel wurde aufgrund von inhaltlichen Mängeln auf der Qualitätssicherungsseite des Projektes USA eingetragen. Hilf mit, die Qualität dieses Artikels auf ein akzeptables Niveau zu bringen, und beteilige dich an der Diskussion! … Deutsch Wikipedia
Crabtree Falls (North Carolina) — Crabtree Falls Location Blue Ridge Mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway, Little Switzerland, North Carolina Coordinate … Wikipedia
List of unincorporated communities in North Carolina — The following is a partial list of named, but unincorporated communities in the state of North Carolina. To be listed, the unincorporated community should either be a Census Designated Place (CDP) or a place with at least a few commercial… … Wikipedia
North Carolina Highway 226A — NC 226A Route information Maintained by NCDOT Length: 12 mi (19 km) Existed … Wikipedia
North Carolina Highway 226 — NC 226 Route information Maintained by NCDOT Length: 100 mi (161 km) Existed … Wikipedia
McDowell County, North Carolina — McDowell County Courthouse in Marion … Wikipedia
Mitchell County, North Carolina — Seal … Wikipedia
