Blue Ridge
Americannoun
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Set against the distant Blue Ridge Mountains, it depicts a favorite Southern activity—akin to her widely admired maple-sugaring paintings set up north—embellished with details like the tiny rocking horse on her front porch.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
"The data reflects a concerning trend," said researcher Chris Holstege, MD, the director of UVA Health's Blue Ridge Poison Center.
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
His father's family was based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
From Salon • Feb. 20, 2025
The county includes Asheville, a city located in the Blue Ridge Mountains famed for its arts and music scene.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2024
In the early 1960s a plan was put forward to extend the Blue Ridge Parkway, a scenic highway, south from the Smokies by building over the southern portion of the AT.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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