Gorges State Park topographic map

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Name: Gorges State Park topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Gorges State Park, 976, Transylvania County, North Carolina, 28774, United States (35.05270 -82.96669 35.12674 -82.86782)

Average elevation: 682 m

Minimum elevation: 329 m

Maximum elevation: 1,081 m

Following the flood, local citizens eventually sold large land tracts in the Gorges to Singer Sewing Machine Company, which logged most of the land. Then, in the 1940s and 1950s, Singer sold the land to Duke Energy Corporation. The corporation purchased the land for its steep topography and high rainfall, which offered opportunities for development of hydropower projects.

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