Plott Balsam - Blue Ridge Parkway - Maggie Valley NC
Posted by: nomadwillie
N 35° 30.497 W 083° 10.466
17S E 302798 N 3931586
Turnout with marker for some info on the Plott Balsams Mountain range on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Waymark Code: WMJDB9
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 11/03/2013
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The Plott Balsams are a mountain range in western North Carolina, in the southeastern United States.
The Plott Balsams are named for the Plott family, whose ancestor, Johannes Plott (c. 1733-1810), immigrated to North Carolina in the late 18th-century from Germany. The Plott family lived in farms along the base of the range that now bears their name, and used the mountains for hunting. The Plott Hound, a breed of hunting dog, is also named for the Plotts.
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