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An historic marker in Flat Rock, N.C., pays tribute to Christopher Memminger, the first Confederate Secretary of the Treasury.

What seems out of place is that Memminger, a 19th century statesman, grew up and lived most of his life in Charleston. Memminger Auditorium is named for him.

Yet like many Lowcountry residents, he traveled to the North Carolina mountains to escape the heat and diseases that seemed to appear in summer. Memminger owned a home in Henderson County, and that’s where he first hunkered down after the Civil War.

“We have always been a refuge for coastal people,” says Gwen T. Fowler, who owns Gwen Fowler Real Estate in Oconee County-based West Union and markets her website under www.coolmountainescapes.com. Charlestonians effectively settled the area. “They didn’t know mosquitoes caused malaria,” only that the symptoms went away when leaving the Lowcountry in the warmer weather months, she says.

Today buyers from the Charleston area and elsewhere are attracted by low prices, such as a lakefront condo on Lake Keowee for $80,000.

“We don’t call them deals, we don’t have steals, we call them true value,” says Fowler, who has ties to the Charleston area — she spent a harrowing night in a house on Johns Island when Hurricane Hugo blew through close to 22 years ago.

The mountain appeal? “Cooler temperatures, babbling brooks,” says Daryl Hardin, a Realtor with Keller Williams in the North Carolina town of Polk.

“You leave Charleston and it’s 98 (degrees) and get up to 3,000 (feet) elevation at Boone and Blowing Rock, and it’s 78,” says Nate Saunders of Premier Land Liquidators in Davidson.

It’s no question the highlands of North and South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee have been a home away from home for residents of low lying areas across the Southeast for decades. That includes Charlotte and Atlanta 1-2 hours away as well as Charleston, Savannah and Wilmington, N.C., which are 3-6 hour drives.

According to Realtors in the region, the mountain properties have felt the national housing showdown. But it hasn’t resulted in a big drop-off in sales or prices.

“The market’s gotten better but it is still on the moderate side,” says Tom Perry, broker with Steve Owen and Associates in Brevard, N.C., near the Pisgah National Forest.

He is listing a 3,500-square-foot lakeside home for $699,000 in Connestee Falls off U.S. Highway 276 South, known as the Greenville Highway. The neighborhood has four lakes, hiking trails, golf course, tennis courts, clubhouse, fitness center and bocce courts.

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Cashiers is a beautiful and cozy small town located in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Cashiers is pronounced locally as if it were spelled cashers, and is one of a few communities in the area popular with tourists and owners of vacation homes. Those looking for a place with oustanding views, warm and friendly people, quiet and relaxing atmosphere, look no further, Cashiers is the place!

Below you’ll discover a list of things to do and attractions, as well as travel statistics on comparison shopping, vacation planning and themes, and some lodging choices.

Those who love nature and mountain trails will be thrilled with all the possibilities in Cashiers, North Carolina. This small town and its area offer tourists excellent hiking, mountain biking and fly-fishing. If those options are not enough, guests of a Cashiers vacation rental can also enjoy area’s beautiful waterfalls and Nantahala National Forest lands.

Easily accessible from your cozy Cashiers cottage is the scenic Nantahala National Forest, perfect place for mountain biking and camping. “Nantahala” is a Cherokee Indian word meaning “Land of the Noonday Sun” as in some parts of the forest the sun only reaches the ground at midday. This beautiful park is full of waterfalls and scenic campgrounds perfect for a family picnic.

One of the best ways for Cashiers lodge guests to learn about North Carolina’s history is by visiting The Zachary- Tolbert House. Built 150 years ago, this historical mansion is one of the most important buildings in Western North Carolina. Once home to the Zacharys, some of the first settlers of Cashiers Valley, the house opened as a museum in 2001 offering tours from June through September.

If you are staying at a Cashiers NC rental and looking for an outdoor adventure, take a picturesque tour visiting beautiful Cashiers waterfalls. With more than twenty falls within thirty minutes, this part of North Carolina offers some of the finest waterfall watching in the country. Rainbow Falls is one of the most spectacular falls in the area offering many excellent hiking trails and perfect settings for a picnic.

Although the ocean is hundreds of miles away, Cashiers offers many fresh water spots for fishing enthusiasts. Lake Glenville and countless Cashiers rivers are great places for a fishing adventure providing tourists with both easy and challenging conditions. Chattooga is a “technical river” full of deep ponds and fast runs perfect for those who like to hike around to find a good spot. Stay at a Cashiers hotel and go fishing at Chattooga River.

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