Little Switzerland

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Little Switzerland
Downtown Little Switzerland
Downtown Little Switzerland
Location in North Carolina
Little Switzerland (North Carolina)
Little Switzerland
Little Switzerland
Basic data
Foundation : 1910
State : United States
State : North Carolina
County : McDowell County
Coordinates : 35 ° 51 ′  N , 82 ° 6 ′  W 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

Commons : Little Switzerland, North Carolina  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files