Nantahala, North Carolina
Nantahala Township is located in North Carolina, United States in the part of Macon County which is west of Wayah Gap. It has a population of 1,711. "Nantahala" is a Cherokee word which means "The sun between them".
View from US highway 64 just west of Franklin. Part of the Nantahala National Forest in the Appalachian Mountains.
Sunlight penetrates the dense forest canopy over Little Santeetlah Creek in the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest.
Dry Falls
Nantahala River canoeist 2009
Macon County, North Carolina
Macon County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,014. Its county seat is Franklin.
Macon County Courthouse in Franklin
The clock tower of the old Macon County Courthouse (1881–1972)
Franklin Terrace Hotel in Franklin
Aerial view of Franklin