This stunning new subdivision offers everything from pastoral parcels to 30-mile views and elevations in excess of 3000 feet at the top!
Franklin and Macon County, North Carolina is a lovely year-round mountain area with enough goods and services to make life easy but with the charm of an “Old Time Main Street” offering quaint shops, and various museums. Before the town was settled and founded in 1855, the Franklin, NC area was home to the Cherokee Indian Nation. 
The Cherokee called this area "Nikwasi" meaning "center of activity". Today the Town of Franklin and Macon County host innumerable activities for vacationers and residents alike, catering to many different hobbies and interests.
The area is world famous for its gem mining. Franklin hosts the famous jewelry and gem show, “Gemboree” twice a year, an event that draws crowds from across the country and around the world. Franklin offers multiple craft, harvest and heritage celebrations every year. The Octoberfest celebration in the fall offers crafts, foods and the annual “Pumpkin Roll” competition. Scottish Heritage weekend and The Taste of Scotland festival celebrate the proud forefathers of the local mountain folk. The “Streets of Franklin” promenade is held at Christmastime featuring Turn of the Century dress and carolers on Main Street. The Macon County Fair held in September of each year is one of 
the last purely agrarian fairs in the country, offering free admission. Local produce, cooking, hobbies and livestock are center stage. 
There is no carnival atmosphere or amusement park rides to take away from the real heart of this timeless American tradition. “Pickin’ on the Square” is a music and dance program held at the gazebo on Main Street in front of the County Courthouse on Saturday evenings from April through October with free admission (bring your own chair) and street venders for locally grown produce and Bar-B-Que.
Franklin and Macon County, North Carolina are home to many very diverse hobby groups. There are antique car groups, wood carvers, farm tractor collectors, gardeners, quilters, gun clubs, coon hunters and soap makers just to name a few. Whatever your interest, you’ll find kindred spirits in Franklin. There is always something happening in Franklin!
This stunning new subdivision offers everything from pastoral parcels to 30-mile views and elevations in excess of 3000 feet at the top!
This stunning new subdivision offers everything from pastoral parcels to 30-mile views and elevations in excess of 3000 feet at the top! Located in the south end of Macon County, it is convenient to both North Carolina and North Georgia. Situated above a superior trout stream, Tessentee Creek, adjoining US Forest Service lands, very near the access to the Bartrum Trail and down range from the cliffs on the south slope of Fish Hawk Mountain, this is an area of rare natural beauty. Each 2 to 5 acre parcel will offer a roughed in drive and home site, a three bedroom septic permit, underground electric and phone lines. Enjoy privacy and the security of an upscale gated community. Serenity will fill your days as you enjoy the splashing of a mountain stream, the beauty of the deep forest or the view of old mountain pastures nestled below a backdrop of breathtaking mountains from your home site. With little to no traffic or congestion you are in the middle of the Smoky Mountain vacation /recreation corridor, only 2 hours from Atlanta and 1 1/2 hours from Asheville.