Little Switzerland
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Little Switzerland | ||
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Downtown Little Switzerland |
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Location in North Carolina | ||
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Basic data | ||
Foundation : | 1910 | |
State : | United States | |
State : | North Carolina | |
County : | McDowell County | |
Coordinates : | 35 ° 51 ′ N , 82 ° 6 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | |
Height : | 1057 m | |
FIPS : | 37-38660 | |
GNIS ID : | 1021241 |
Little Switzerland ( German: little Switzerland ) is a settlement on community-free area ( unincorporated community ) in McDowell County in the west of the US -amerikanischen state of North Carolina . Little Switzerland is located in the Pisgah National Forest near the border with the US state Tennessee .
history
Little Switzerland was founded in 1910. The name is a reference to the surrounding mountains, which are supposed to be reminiscent of the Swiss Alps .
Web links
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