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″ northLongitude
-84.20547° or 84° 12′ 20″ westElevation
1,680 feet (512 metres)Open location code
867Q4QFV+FROpenStreetMap ID
node 153908875OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4496644
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