Spruce Pine, North Carolina Spruce Pine, North Carolina Main Street, Spruce Pine NC Main Street, Spruce Pine NC Website Spruce Pine online Spruce Pine is a town in Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States.
Spruce Pine was established in 1907 when the Clinchfield Railroad made its way up the North Toe River from Erwin, Tennessee.
North Carolina Governor Cameron Morrison deployed National Guard troops to Spruce Pine so that the workers could return and complete the road. The barns , combined with a quickly expanding quarrying industry (the town is the namesake of the famous Spruce Pine Mining District) made Spruce Pine the biggest town in the Toe River Valley, as it became the core of commerce and culture for the area.
Spruce Pine was the home of The Feldspar Company and Spruce Pine Mica, and other primary mining interests had operations in and around the town.
Railroad tracks and train station in Spruce Pine.
Tourism has turn into a primary economic force in the region, and the town's adjacency to the Blue Ridge Parkway, combined with its locale near the edge of the Blue Ridge Escarpment has helped make Spruce Pine a travel destination for many.
On August 4, 2007, the downtown region of Spruce Pine was threatened when an arsonist set fire to a several buildings downtown.
The fires, which brought firemen from 4 counties around Spruce Pine, severely damaged the building housing Cheapskates Music on Lower Street, and caused some tense moments when it seemed that the fires might spread out of control and consume the downtown area.
The Downtown Spruce Pine Historic District and Gunter Building are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Spruce Pine is positioned at 35 54 49 N 82 04 12 W. Community park in Spruce Pine.
Social networks of Waynesville, Franklin, and Spruce Pine.
The median income for a homehold in Spruce Pine was $24,766, and the median income for a family was $33,902.
Entrance to Historic Downtown Spruce Pine.
Spruce Pine is home to The Mitchell News-Journal, a weekly journal printed by Community Newspapers, Inc.
Spruce Pine is home to four schools: Greenlee Primary (K-2), Deyton Elementary (3-5), Harris Middle (6-8) and the Spruce Pine Montessori School (18 months - 6th grade).
Secondary education for Spruce Pine students is at Mitchell High School, positioned in the Ledger improve of Mitchell County.
Mayland Community College also calls Spruce Pine home.
East Carolina University Dental School announced a facility would open in 2014 on the Blue Ridge Regional Hospital ground to serve Western North Carolina inhabitants in the Mayland region (Mitchell, Avery and Yancey Counties).
Beginning in 2014, The North Carolina Department of Transportation began widening US Hwy 19 - E, which is the primary corridor linking the suburbs of Spruce Pine and Burnsville to Interstate 26.
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Towns in Mitchell County, North Carolina - Towns in North Carolina - Populated places established in 1907
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