Description Linville Gorge was the first Wilderness Area on the East Coast, approved by Congress in 1964.
Unique rock formations, from Table Rock to the Ch.
The difficult terrain made early settlements nearly impossible and logging unprofitable, and it remains one of the few examples of old-growth forest in the Blue Ridge Mountains. "The Grand Canyon of the East" was named for William Linville, a member of a party of long hunters in 1766 who fell victim to a Shawnee attack.
Description Linville Gorge was the first Wilderness Area on the East Coast, approved by Congress in 1964