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 | FRANKLIN, NORTH CAROLINA IS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF CLAYTON, GEORGIA IN THE BLUE
RIDGE MOUNTAINS. KNOWN AS THE GEM MINING CAPITAL OF THE WORLD. THERE ARE SEVERAL MINES
JUST MINUTES AWAY. |
| EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT FROM MAY TO OCTOBER THERE IS FREE ENTERTAINMENT IN
FRANKLINS TOWN SQUARE, LOCALS CALL IT "PICKING ON THE SQUARE." THERE ARE SEVERAL
WATERFALLS JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IN ADDITION THE TOWN OF HIGHLANDS AND CHEROKEE ARE
WITHIN EASY ACCESS. |
| WHITE WATER RAFTING IS ALSO A SHORT DRIVING DISTANCE AWAY. IF YOU WANT FRESH
FISH, THERE ARE SEVERAL STOCKED TROUT PONDS NEARBY. |
| THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN FEBRUARY (THE COLDEST MONTH) IS 36 DEGREES TO AN
AVERAGE OF 76 DEGREES IN JULY (THE WARMEST MONTH). |
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