page_title: Tryon, North Carolina
section_title: Scenic areas and drives
hierarchical_section_title: Tryon, North Carolina / Culture / Recreation / Scenic areas and drives
caption_attribution_description: Pearson's Falls on the Pacolet river near Saluda. Polk County, North Carolina, USA.
context_page_description: Tryon is a town in Polk County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,646. Located in the escarpment of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the affluent area is a center for outdoor pursuits, equestrian activity and fine arts.
  Tryon Peak and the Town of Tryon are named for William Tryon, Governor of North Carolina from 1765 to 1771 in recognition of his negotiation with the Cherokee for a treaty during a bloody period of conflict during the French and Indian War.
context_section_description: Pacolet Scenic Byway, one of North Carolina Scenic Byways, is a ten-mile (16 km) portion of US 176 that runs from Tryon to Saluda.  The scenic drive provides scenic views of the Pacolet River and waterfalls.
  Pearson's Falls Natural Heritage Site, named for its 90-foot (27 m) waterfall, is owned and maintained by the Tryon Garden Club.  Located between Tryon and Saluda, it is offers a picnic area and hiking and biking trails for its customers.  There is a one-quarter mile walk to the waterfall off from US 176.  The "botanical preserve" offers more than 200 species of wildflowers and plans and has been classified as a deciduous climax forest. An engineer, Charles William Pearson, scouted the Blue Ridge Mountains for the Southern Railroad and it's his name that labels the waterfalls.
caption: Pearson's Falls off of the Pacolet River, between Tryon and Saluda, North Carolina
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