Wilkesboro, Happy Valley, Blowing Rock, Linville Falls, Morganton

From the legend of Tom Dula to the Mitford tales of Jan Karon, this area has been the birthplace of memorable mysteries, murders, mountain myths and fantasy.

Writers with a connection to this region: John Ehle, Sam Ervin, Marita Garin, Robert Inman, Jan Karon, Michael McFee, Sharyn McCrumb, Margaret Mitchell, Kathleen Moore Morehouse, Margaret Morley, Scott Nicholson, John Parris, James Larkin Pearson, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Christian Reid, Donald Secreast, Sequoyah, R. T. Smith, Jules Verne, Manly Wade Wellman and John Foster West.

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