Vests

Vests is a hamlet in Shoal Creek Township, Cherokee, North Carolina. Vests is situated nearby to the hamlet Oak Park, as well as near Hiwassee Village.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hiwassee Dam.

Hiwassee Dam

Power station

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Hiwassee Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Hiwassee River in Cherokee County, in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is one of three dams on the river owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the late 1930s to bring flood control and electricity to the region. Hiwassee Dam is situated 2½ miles northeast of Vests.

Vests

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Shoal Creek Township, Cherokee, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.12369° or 35° 7′ 25″ north

Longitude

-84.20547° or 84° 12′ 20″ west

Elevation

1,680 feet (512 metres)

Open location code

867Q4QFV+FR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 153908875

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4496644

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