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Oconaluftee River Overlook
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The Oconaluftee is the valley of the Oconaluftee River in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. Formerly the site of a Cherokee village and an Appalachian community, the valley is now North Carolina's main entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Blue Ridge Parkway, Cherokee;ᏣᎳᎩ, North Carolina, 28719
Coordinates: 35.51313, -83.29401
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