Beta is an
unincorporated community
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in
Jackson County,
North Carolina
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, United States. Beta is located along
U.S. Route 74
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, west of
Addie
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* Addie Aylestock (1909–1998), Canadian minister in the British Methodist Episcopal Church, the first woman minister to be ordained in that church, ...
and east of
Sylva.
When Jackson County was formed in 1851, the home of Dan Bryson, located in Beta, served as the first courthouse.
About Jackson County
''Jackson County Chamber of Commerce'' (retrieved 3 July 2014)
References
External links
USGS: Beta
* ttp://mountainlovers.com/ Jackson County Chamber of Commerce
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Unincorporated communities in Jackson County, North Carolina
Unincorporated communities in North Carolina
Communities of the Great Smoky Mountains