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| North Carolina Facts |
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The Mile-High Swinging Bridge near Linville, North Carolina is 5,305 feet above sea level. The bridge actually hangs about 80 feet above the ground. |
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The Swiss and German settlement of New Bern, North Carolina was named in honor of the founder's home, Bern, Switzerland. When Bern, Switzerland was founded, it was named by a group of hunters. They named the city for the first animal they came upon on the |
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The town of Wendell, North Carolina town was named for the American writer, Oliver Wendell Holmes. |
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