Among the earth’s oldest mountain ranges, the Uwharries sprang
from a chain of volcanoes some 500 million years ago. Peaks that
once towered to heights of 20,000 feet today top out less at
than 1,000 feet. The Uwharrie Mountains hold significant
remnants of early American civilization. Artifacts date
inhabitants in the area some 10,000 years before Europeans began
settling here in the late 1600s. From near and far, Native
Americans traveled to the Uwharries for its abundant resources
of stone. They used the stone to make tools – projectiles,
blades, hammers and axes. The forests are much the same today,
and the mighty river that ran through the Uwharries is now a
chain of lakes — Tuckertown, Badin, Falls and Tillery. Close by
for 5 Million Carolinians … The Uwharrie Mountains are just one
hour from Charlotte and the Triad and less than two hours from
Raleigh and Fayetteville.