A Prosperous Mountain Family

A Prosperous Mountain Family (HM2BAB)

Location: Blowing Rock, NC 28605 Watauga County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 8.956', W 81° 41.548'

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Moses H. Cone Memorial Park preserves the country estate of Moses Cone, a prosperous textile entrepreneur, conservationist, and philanthropist of the Gilded Age. Its centerpiece is Flat Top Manor, a gleaming white 23-room mansion of almost 14,000 square feet, built in 1901.
From this location near one of the original entrances to the estate, you share the same view of Bass Lake that the Cone family often enjoyed.
The Moses H. Cone Memorial Park area today reminds us of how life in the mountains, often thought of as primitive and isolated, was also influenced by nineteenth-century landscape architecture design and America's country estate movement. These influences become obvious as you enjoy the orchards, carriage trails, and remnants of the managed forests that were so important to this prosperous mountain family.
The North Carolina mountains and foothills were designated the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area in recognition of their natural beauty and living traditions of music, craft, agriculture, and Cherokee culture. This location is part of a regional trail of distinctive heritage sites. Ask for more information at visitor centers.
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HM NumberHM2BAB
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Placed ByNational Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
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Date Added Tuesday, September 11th, 2018 at 11:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 437706 N 4000726
Decimal Degrees36.14926667, -81.69246667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 8.956', W 81° 41.548'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 8' 57.36" N, 81° 41' 32.88" W
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Area Code(s)828
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 6570 Blue Ridge Pkwy, Blowing Rock NC 28605, US
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