Black Mountain
Few places in western North Carolina have a history as closely tied to the railroad as Black Mountain. The town developed after rail service arrived in the late 19th century, bringing summer residents and commerce to the Swannanoa Valley in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Its compact centre retains an independently run small-town character, with cafés, galleries, restaurants and local shops gathered along State Street. Lake Tomahawk, a public park and lake on the edge of town, is another local focal point. Black Mountain lies east of Asheville, where settled valley streets meet the wooded slopes of the southern Appalachians.
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Among the mountain towns of North Carolina, Black Mountain stands apart for its setting in the Swannanoa Valley, between the Blue Ridge and Black Mountain ranges. Lake Tomahawk, on the town’s southern side, anchors a public park and gives the local landscape a clear focal point. Downtown Main Street brings together independent shops, galleries and restaurants rather than the scale of a larger urban centre. Black Mountain College, an experimental school active from 1933 to 1957, made the area an important chapter in modern American art and education; Josef Albers and John Cage were among those associated with it. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Black Mountain and western North Carolina.
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