Altamont is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Avery County,
North Carolina
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, United States. The community is located along
US 221/
NC 194 (Linville Falls Highway), between the town of
Crossnore and the community of
Linville Falls. Altamont translates to "High Mountain."
The
Ray Wiseman House was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
in 1996.
See also
*
Linville River
References
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Unincorporated communities in Avery County, North Carolina
Unincorporated communities in North Carolina