Linville, NC Town Overview
Linville NC is home to Linville Caverns, located deep beneath Humpback Mountain. Slow moving ground water has sculpted an incredible series of rooms and passages for visitors to enjoy. Linville NC is also home to Linville Falls, one of the most incredible falls on the Parkway.
History:This little township at the foot of Grandfather Mountain takes its name from the Linville River, which was named for William and John Linville who were killed by Indians about 13 miles south where the waters plunge into the deepest gorge in eastern America. Linville was developed as a summer resort where families could escape the heat and mosquitoes that characterize summers in the south. The Yonahlossee Road (Cherokee for "trail of the bear") was built in 1885 to connect Linville to Blowing Rock and a stagecoach line was started to bring vacationers to the Eseeola Lodge (Cherokee for "river of cliffs"). The chestnut bark-covered Eseeola Lodge continues to provide turn-of-the-century elegance and gourmet cuisine with a style unchanged in 100 years. What may have been the first golf course in North Carolina was laid out in Linville in 1895. Today, the Linville Golf Club has an 18-hole championship course (designed by Donald Ross in 1924) that consistently ranks among the best courses in the Carolinas. Linville is home to the historic Grandfather Mountain that was formed almost 742 million years ago. Early explorers named the mountain after noticing the profile of an elderly man in the mountain.
Linville Population: 230
Avery County Population: 18,217
Elevation: 3,671 ft.
Climate:
Month
Avg. High
Avg. Low
January
40°F
19°F
February
44°F
22°F
March
51°F
28°F
April
59°F
36°F
May
67°F
45°F
June
73°F
53°F
July
77°F
57°F
August
76°F
55°F
September
71°F
50°F
October
62°F
38°F
November
53°F
30°F
December
44°F
23°F
Property Taxes: 39 cents per $100 in value or $390 per $100,000
Median Home Price: 190,000
Airports:
Avery County Airport
Foothills Regional Airport
Beech Mountain Airport
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