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ancey County boasts more than 600 working artists, including renowned glassblowers, metalsmiths, basket makers, painters, paper makers, potters, quilters, sculptors, and weavers. It is also home of the largest telescope in the Southeast dedicated to dark sky research and recreational activities. Combine the highest mountain peaks in the eastern United States with a growing and vibrant town center in Burnsville and
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you get premier alpine settings, rolling farmland, and experiences that go above and beyond. The county is bordered by Tennessee to the north, while the southern border follows the Blue Ridge Parkway. Burnsville is the county seat, with 1,638 town residents. The county, with 11 townships, has a population close to 18,000. Asheville is just 35 miles to the southeast, MORE AT and Johnson City, Tennessee, BEVERLY-HANKS.COM is 50 miles to the north. Learn more about Yancey An ongoing $25 million fiber County Humane Society in optic upgrade is making fast Burnsville and how you can help them meet their mission and reliable internet access at beverly-hanks.com/ available throughout much of blog/nonprofit-ychs. the community. Mayland Community College offers state-of-the-art programs, including nursing, applied engineering, mechanical design, welding, and machine processes. The college is also home to the first International Dark Sky Association-certified Star Park in the southeastern United States, as well as a dark sky observatory.
