Oconaluftee River Overlook - elev. 2200' (Milepost 468.0)

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	Oconaluftee River Overlook - elev. 2200' (Milepost 468.0)

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Overlook Description

A Cherokee village once stood a few miles down river called "e-gwan-ul-ti" meaning "by the river." After time, the pronunciation led to its current name.

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Excerpt adaptations from Blue Ridge Parkway Guide: Volume 1 (by William G. Lord), Blue Ridge Parkway Guide: Volume 2 (by William G. Lord), Guide to the Blue Ridge Parkway - 3rd Edition (by Victoria Logue, Frank Logue, and Nicole Blouin). Copyright 1981 by the American Chestnut Foundation. Reprint by permission of Menasha Ridge Press.

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