Watauga County, NC: The Heart of the High Country
- mountainwaterfilms
- Nov 1, 2022
- 1 min read
Updated: May 9
Doc Watson was born in Deep Gap. That fact is worth sitting with.
One of the greatest guitarists in American music came from a small community in Watauga County, and the region has been making music in his shadow ever since. MerleFest in nearby Wilkesboro is the clearest expression of that legacy.
Boone is a college town with an arts scene that surprises people who expect something smaller. Blowing Rock is a short drive and a different altitude. The Blowing Rock Art & History Museum and Moses Cone Memorial Park anchor the cultural side. Doe Ridge Pottery makes the kind of handmade work that people carry across the country in their luggage.
Watauga County is not a hidden gem. It has never been hidden. It has just always been worth finding.
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