French Broad River
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The French Broad River is a river in the U.S. states of North Carolina and Tennessee. It flows 218 miles from near the town of Rosman in Transylvania County, North Carolina, into Tennessee, where its
French Broad River in Henderson County, North Carolina
French Broad River as seen from the Appalachian Trail near Hot Springs, North Carolina
Alleghanian orogeny
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The Alleghanian orogeny or Appalachian orogeny is one of the geological mountain-forming events that formed the Appalachian Mountains and Allegheny Mountains. The term and spelling Alleghany orogeny w
French Broad River
…to be one of the oldest in the world, cutting over eons through ancient rocks in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. The French Broad predates the Alleghanian orogeny, through the resulting mountains it cuts; however, the current topographic relief of the Southern Appalachians is relatively new, making it virtually…
Major fault at the dividing line between the Allegheny Plateau and the true Appalachian Mountains (Williamsport, Pennsylvania).