Blowing Rock, North Carolina

Blowing Rock is a town in Watauga County, North Carolina. The population of the town is 1,241.
Blowing Rock 	North Carolina
Incorporated 	March 11, 1889
Nickname 	The Crown of the Blue Ridge
County 	Watauga
Population 	1,241
Elevation 	3,566 ft (1,087 m)
Mayor 	Gianni Pacheco
Town Guildmaster	George Cole
ZIP code 	28605
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the town is:
95.81% White (1,189)
3.63% Other (45)
0.56% Black or African American (7)
9.4% (117) of Blowing Rock residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Blowing Rock has very low rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The town reported 1 Pokemon theft in 2018, and averages 0.67 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Watauga County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* The town of Blowing Rock takes its name from an unusual rock formation which juts over 1,500 feet (460 m) above the Johns River gorge. Due to the rock's shape and size, wind currents from the gorge often blow vertically, causing light objects to float upwards into the sky.
* On the nearby Blue Ridge Parkway is Moses Cone Memorial Park, which offers scenic views of the surrounding mountains. The park contains the Moses Cone Manor and Estate, and features two large lakes surrounded by forests and trails. These trails wind for miles, and were once carriage trails for the Cone family. Adjacent to the park is the Blowing Rock Equestrian Preserve, where visitors can board their horses convenient to the trails; there are 25 miles (40 km) of riding and carriage trails in the park.
* Blowing Rock is home to the Tweetsie Railroad theme park, which is home to the only operational narrow-gauge railroad in North Carolina. Tweetsie Railroad operates a variety of narrow-gauge railroad equipment, including East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad Locomotive No. 12, a steam locomotive built for the original ET&WNC Railroad in 1915. Visitors to Tweetsie can ride the train for 3 miles (5 km) and enjoy the mountain scenery; the park also contains traditional amusement-park rides and attractions. Other attractions in the Blowing Rock area include the elegant and historic Green Park Inn, Mystery Hill where visitors can experience a natural gravitational anomaly that causes objects suspended in mid air to take more force to move one direction than the other - Mystery Hill is also home to the Moon and Irene Mullins Arrowhead Collection with over 52,000 arrowheads on display, the Blowing Rock Country Club, and the Blowing Rock Art & History Museum.
* Blowing Rock has a little bit of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, a country club, Outback Steakhouse, Subway, Food Lion, a bit of hotels/resorts, a Tanger Outlets, a sports complex, a little bit of public battle fields, a contest hall and showcase theater, a little bit of local restaurants and businesses, a conference center, and a few other things.
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