Simone Mountain
Simone Mountain is a summit in Ashe County, North Carolina, in the United States. It has an elevation of 4,304 feet (1,312 m).[1] Simone Mountain is the 574th-highest mountain in the state of North Carolina.[2]
History
[edit]Originally known as "Mulatto Mountain", the mountain was renamed Simone Mountain in February 2021.[3] to honor Nina Simone (1933–2003), North Carolina native, soul musician, and civil rights activist.[4] The original name of the mountain is said to be derived from the color of the mountain's soil.[5]
Copper, gold, and silver ores have been found in the mountain.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Simone Mountain
- ^ "Mulatto Mountain". peakery.com. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "Why so many geographic sites in the US still have racist names". CNN. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- ^ Graham, David A (2022-01-27). "How to Rename a Place". The Atlantic. Washington, D.C. ISSN 2151-9463. OCLC 936540106. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
- ^ Arthur, John Preston (1914). Western North Carolina: A History (1730-1913). Edwards & Broughton printing Company. p. 164.
- ^ Lock, Alfred George (1882). Gold: Its Occurrence and Extraction: Embracing the Geographical and Geological Distribution and the Mineralogical Characters of Gold-bearing Rocks; the Peculiar Features and Modes of Working Shallow Placers, Rivers, and Deep Leads; Hydraulicing ... a Bibliography of the Subject; and a Glossary of English and Foreign Technical Terms. E.& F.N. Spon. p. 190.