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Historical Markers in Elk Park, North Carolina
Newland is the county seat for Avery County
Elk Park is in Avery County
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ADJACENT TO AVERY COUNTY
Burke County (36) ►
Caldwell County (13) ►
McDowell County (26) ►
Mitchell County (10) ►
Watauga County (102) ►
Carter County, Tennessee (57) ►
Johnson County, Tennessee (11) ►
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1 ► North Carolina, Avery County, Elk Park — Cranberry Iron Mine — Iron for the Confederacy —  |
| Near Elk Park Highway (State Highway 194) at U.S. 19E, on the right when traveling east. | |||
| During the Civil War, natural resources such as salt, lead, and iron were highly prized commodities in the Confederacy. The government relied especially on small rural ironworks to manufacture cannons, swords, and firearms. Ruben White first mined . . . — — Map (db m77479) HM | |||
| 2 ► North Carolina, Avery County, Elk Park — N-6 — Cranberry Mines — |
| On U.S. 19E at Elk Park Highway (North Carolina Highway 194) on U.S. 19E. | |||
| Iron ore deposits near here were mined from ca. 1826 until 1930. Supplied iron to the Confederacy. — — Map (db m44969) HM | |||