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Tetness, the Polar Bear

Tetness, the Polar Bear is a work of art in , , . Tetness, the Polar Bear is situated nearby to the university , as well as near the church .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jones House and United States Post Office.

Community center
Photo: WaterandGlass, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic home located at , . It was built in 1908, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, cubic, Colonial Revival / Queen Anne style frame dwelling. is situated 850 feet northwest of Tetness, the Polar Bear.

Post office
Photo: G Keith Hall, CC BY-SA 3.0.
US Post Office-Boone is a historic building located at , . It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under Louis A. is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Tetness, the Polar Bear.

Sports venue
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is an 8,000 seat multi-purpose arena in . It opened in 1968 and was home to the Appalachian State Mountaineers basketball, volleyball and wrestling teams, until the Holmes Center opened in 2000. is situated 1,300 feet south of Tetness, the Polar Bear.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Valle Crucis and Blowing Rock.

Village
Photo: Ken Thomas, Public domain.
in an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in , , United States. The name of the town is Latin for "Vale of the Cross," a reference to a valley in the area where three streams converge to form a shape similar to an archbishop's cross. is situated 5 miles west of Tetness, the Polar Bear.

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is a town in and counties in the U.S. state of . The population was 1,376 at the 2020 census. The Caldwell County portion of is part of the –– Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Watauga County portion is part of the Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community located in , , United States. It is supposedly named after a primitive packing house used by hunters since before the Revolutionary War. is situated 6 miles north of Tetness, the Polar Bear.

Tetness, the Polar Bear

Latitude
36.21706° or 36° 13′ 1″ north
Longitude
-81.6809° or 81° 40′ 51″ west
Open location code
868W6889+RJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12964986527
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­statue
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