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Foscoe, North Carolina

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Foscoe
Unincorporated community
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyWatauga County
Elevation
3,041 ft (927 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28607
Area code828
GNIS feature ID1020333[1]

Foscoe is an unincorporated community in Watauga County, North Carolina, United States. The community is located on NC 105, southwest of Boone.

The community is bound between Seven Devils and Shulls Mill.[2] Multiple shops dot along the main highway, selling anything that relates to the area that tourist expect to find. Its development, since the 1980s, is thanks to year-round tourism to nearby area attractions; notably Grandfather Mountain, where visitors can make out an "old man with beard" on the mountain.

Historically, the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad (Nicknamed "Tweetsie") passed through the area until flooding destroyed the tracks in 1940. In 1956, NC 105 was built over the original rail bed through the area.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Foscoe, North Carolina". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  2. ^ "Shulls Mill, North Carolina". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
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