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Man buried atop mountain named after him -- Mount Mitchell

It is the highest peak east of the Mississippi River. Mount Mitchell is in Yancey County, and entombed atop it is the man for whom the mountain is named.
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It is the highest peak east of the Mississippi River. Mount Mitchell is in Yancey County, and entombed atop it is the man for whom the mountain is named.

Web Editor : Sydney Franklin
Reporter : Chad Flowers
Photographer : Robert Meikle
Posted 2022-04-11T18:07:54-0400 - Updated 2022-04-11T18:07:54-0400