Beaver Creek, Ashe County, North Carolina
Unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Beaver Creek is an unincorporated community in Ashe County, North Carolina, United States, located off U.S. Route 221, south of West Jefferson.
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Beaver Creek, North Carolina | |
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Coordinates: 36°22′41″N 81°29′53″W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Carolina |
County | Ashe |
Elevation | 3,041 ft (927 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 28694[2] |
Area code | 336 |
FIPS code | 37-37009 |
GNIS feature ID | 1019027[1] |
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The Virginia-Carolina Railway once had service through this area. The Virginia–Carolina Railway was an interstate railroad in southwestern Virginia and northwestern North Carolina. It ran from Abingdon in Washington County, Virginia to Todd in Ashe County. The line charted a complicated course through the mountains of the area, crossing the Blue Ridge near Mount Rogers.