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What's New
Nail Boutique on Site.
You can make reservations to have a pedicure or manicure while you are
staying here.
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GREAT INTERNET SAVINGS!
Save on camping cabins! Print out the Google map.
Stay in our cabins (not valid for playhouse) Monday thru Thursday and take %10% off the daily rental.
Bring Map!
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NEWS!
Catawba Falls is open to the public!
Daytime hiking is now available to the Catawba Falls, it is still rustic and
untouched. Enjoy a casual walk from your campsite.
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Davidson's Fort, Pioneer fort 1775 click here to "visit
their website."
By the mid 1700's, European settlers had come into
the Catawba Valley. In 1763, the British made a treaty with the
Cherokee Nation agreeing that Europeans would not settle west of the Blue
Ridge Mountains; nonetheless, in the early to mid 1770's several settler
families -- among them the brothers John, Samuel, William and George
Davidson -- took up land in what is now McDowell County, including the
present site of Old Fort. The summer of 1776 saw an increase in
Cherokee violence against settlers, and, as a result, a small fort was
constructed on land acquired by the Davidsons at the headwaters of the
Catawba River. Built by North Carolina militia soldiers, it was called
Davidson’s Fort and was continually garrisoned by militia troops for the
protection of North Carolina’s far-western settlements. Davidson’s
Fort was the final departure point for some 2700 militia troops led by
General Griffith Rutherford as they began a campaign into Cherokee territory
in the fall of 1776.
Old Fort visit their website "www.oldfort.org"
GATEWAY
TO THE BLUE RIDGE
Since 1869 travelers through these mountains looked for the familiar sight of
a spouting manmade geyser and a resort hotel tucked away at the base of the Blue
Ridge this signaled the start of the long climb to Asheville through some of the
most scenic sights in North Carolina. When the train passes through this town
again (plans call for passenger rail service to resume in coming years),
travelers will stop at the tall, hand-carved arrowhead next to the depot,
signaling a stop in the historic town of Old Fort. A town committed to
preserving it’s heritage, and having some fun along the way. As one of the
oldest towns in the region, Old Fort prides itself on it’s historic roots.
Originally a fort built by the colonial militia before the Declaration of
Independence, the settlement served for many years as the western outpost of the
early United States.
You’ll feel a change the minute you arrive in Old Fort. Our down-home
southern welcome can bring a smile to even the most stressed-out face. Our
winding roads and mountain vistas are world renowned for untying knots in
overworked shoulders, and we’ve yet to meet a pair of feet that could resist
the toe-tapping sounds of our mountain music. In Old Fort, you won’t find
tourist glitz or overdeveloped sprawl. Just real people, real beauty and real
fun.
Andrew's Geyser just outside of town
Old Fort Depot
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