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| | About Alleghany County, North Carolina |
 | | The name "Alleghany" comes from an Indian word meaning "good river." Many people consider Alleghany County to be one most beautiful places in America, with 235 square miles of thickly forested ridges, curious stony peaks, and deeply eroded river bottoms that reflect the region's ancient geological past. |
 | | Alleghany County "is bounded on the south by Blue Ridge and Wilkes County line, west by Ashe County, north by the Virginia line and east by Surry County line. |
 | | The county is divided into two valleys, Peach Bottom mountain passing through the county from east to west, valley of Little River on the south, New River and tributary streams, Prather's Creek and Elk Creek on the north. |
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