Tow String Creek
Tow String Creek is a stream in Swain, North Carolina. Tow String Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Ravensford, as well as near Oconaluftee Indian Village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Oconaluftee Baptist Church and Mountain Farm Museum.
Oconaluftee Baptist Church
Church
Photo: W lemay, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Oconaluftee Baptist Church, also known as the Smokemont Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, near Cherokee, North Carolina.
Mountain Farm Museum
Museum
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mountain Farm Museum is situated 2 miles south of Tow String Creek.
Oconaluftee Visitor Center
Tourism office
Photo: Warren LeMay, CC0.
Oconaluftee Visitor Center is a tourism office, which is situated 2 miles south of Tow String Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ravensford and Cherokee.
Ravensford
Hamlet
Ravensford is an unincorporated community in Swain County, Western North Carolina. This is within the traditional homeland of the Cherokee people. In a survey and excavation project in the early 21st century, part of the community was found to have archeological resources that were thousands of years old, in addition to more recent historic materials related to the Cherokee people. Ravensford is situated 2½ miles south of Tow String Creek.
Cherokee
Photo: Jan Kronsell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cherokee is a town in the North Carolina Mountains within the Qualla Boundary, the proper name of the Cherokee Indian reserve.
Tow String Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Swain, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.53954° or 35° 32′ 22″ northLongitude
-83.29765° or 83° 17′ 52″ westElevation
2,119 feet (646 metres)Open location code
867RGPQ2+RWGeoNames ID
4495308
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