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Place Description
Linney

community in central Ashe County served by post office, 1899-1915.
Linsters Springs

See Barium Springs.
Linviles Creek

See Blanket Creek.
Linville

town in E central Avery County on Linville River. Alt. 3,623. Summer resort. Post office est. 1883 as Clay; changed to Porcelain in 1885 and to Linville in 1888. Laid out by Samuel T. Kelsey of Kansas, who had earlier (with Charles Hutchinson) laid out Highlands. Inc. 1891, but not now active in municipal affairs.
Linville Creek

rises in E Davie County and flows NE into Yadkin River.
Linville Falls

community on Avery-Burke county line near the NW tip of Burke County W of Linville River. Alt. 3,325. Named for falls on nearby river.
Linville Gorge

a narrow defile through which the Linville River flows in NW Burke County. Extends from Linville Falls to Lake James. Linville Gorge "wild area" in Pisgah National Forest in Burke County, set aside on February 7, 1951, contains 7,655 acres preserved in their natural state. Foot trails make it accessible, but no other development is permitted.
Linville Lake

See Lake Kawana.
Linville Mountain

E Avery County.
Linville River

rises in E Avery County approx. 3 mi. SW of Grandfather Mountain. It flows SW in Avery County and SE and S in Burke County, where it enters Lake James. Said to have been named for two brothers who hunted along its banks between 1760 and 1766 and were killed by Indians. Known by the Cherokee as Eeseeoh (River of Cliffs). See also Linville Gorge.