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outed as the “First Peak of the Blue Ridge,” Polk County ranges in elevation from 300 feet to 3,200 feet above sea level. Each foot seems to offer visitors something different.
Most of Polk’s 20,000 residents live in or near the county’s three main towns — Columbus, Saluda, and Tryon. Each community has long welcomed visitors to enjoy a community rich with history, culture, crafts, vast natural areas, and exciting culinary traditions.
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The Tryon area has long been known as a hotspot for equestrian activities. Each April there’s the Block House Steeplechase, a day of races that’s the longest running steeplechase in North Carolina. The event is sponsored by the Tryon Riding and Hunt Club, which also stages horse shows throughout the Polk County year. The Foothills Equestrian Nature Center also offers regular equestrian MEDIAN $ PRICE . . . . . . . . events at its 400-acre facility in Tryon. The Tryon International Equestrian AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET . . . . . . . . . . . . . Center — which opened in 2014 — PERCENT OF hosted the 2018 FEI World Equestrian % LISTING PRICE . . . . . . . . . Games, which drew nearly 500,000 NUMBER people from more than 70 countries. OF UNITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tryon is proud of the legacy of its most famous native, the late jazz and soul great Nina Simone, who was born there in 1933. The heart of downtown features Nina Simone Plaza, home to a striking bronze sculpture of Simone playing piano keys suspended in midair. Simone was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018, and her childhood Tryon home has
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