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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: U.S. Route 64 in North Carolina, U.S. Route 276, Gorges State Park, The Wilds Christian Association, National Register of Historic Places listings in Transylvania County, North Carolina, Biltmore Forest School, Foothills Trail, Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute, Art Loeb Trail, Drift Falls, Lake Toxaway, Devil's Courthouse, Eastatoe Falls, Rainbow Falls, Sliding Rock, Triple Falls, Connestee Falls and Batson Creek Falls, Turtleback Falls, Upper Whitewater Falls, High Falls, Slick Rock Falls, Tanasee Bald, Bridal Veil Falls, Moore Cove Falls, Looking Glass Falls, Sassafras Mountain, Hooker Falls, Looking Glass Rock, Key Falls, Transylvania County Airport, Corbin Creek Falls, North Carolina Highway 215, Courthouse Falls, DuPont State Forest, Brevard Memorial Stadium, Cedar Rock Falls, Lake Toxaway Methodist Church, St. Philip's Episcopal Church, Chestnut Mountain, Log Hollow Falls, Toxaway River. Excerpt: U.S. Route 64 is the longest numbered route in the U.S. state of North Carolina, running 604 miles (972 km) from the Tennessee state line to the Outer Banks. The route passes through the westernmost municipality in the state, Murphy, and one of the most easternmost municipalities, Manteo, making US 64 a symbolic representation of the phrase "from Murphy to Manteo" which is used to refer to the expanse of the state. US 64 enters North Carolina in Cherokee County, west of Murphy. The highway serves the cities of Hendersonville, Brevard, Rutherfordton, Morganton, Lenoir, Statesville, Lexington, Asheboro, Siler City, Raleigh, Rocky Mount, Tarboro, Williamston, and Manteo. The segment from Franklin to Highlands is a mountainous two-lane road limited to moderate-sized trucks. Large trucks are routed via Truck US 64 (US 23/441 and US 74) to Sylva, and Asheville. Within the Raleigh city limits US 64 follows the...