Three Murphy, N.C. men made a doomed attempt in 1963 to mine quartzite/silica from the very top of 3,420-foot Bell Mountain here north of this county seat.
Towns County, Georgia: Watershed Highlights 2015
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Three Murphy, N.C. men made a doomed attempt in 1963 to mine quartzite/silica from the very top of 3,420-foot Bell Mountain here north of this county seat.
The steep 3,420-foot mountain immediately drains TVA’s stunningly scenic Lake Chatuge that spreads out below, a vulnerable and fragile wonder of the Blue Ridge.