Franklin, NC - The Gem Capital of the World (DJI Mavic Pro Footage)

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Franklin, NC - The Gem capital of the World - is a town in Macon County, North Carolina ( Nantahala National Forest). The county seat of Macon County has a population a little over 4,000 based on the 2018 projections.
Before settlers arrived in the Franklin area - the area was part of the Cherokee Nation. The Cherokee people called the area now known as Franklin "Nikwasi" which means " Center of Activity". The popular Nikwasi mound is still visible in downtown Franklin which marks the location of Nikwasi's townhouse.
Franklin is named for Jesse Franklin, who was one of the two state commissioners who surveyed and organized the town in 1820 as the County Seat. The city was not formally incorporated until 1855. Later Jesse Franklin served as a North Carolina Senator and was North Carolina's 20th governor.
As mentioned previously , Franklin is called "The Gem Capital of the World". Franklin is famous for it's gem mining and the city host the famous gem jewelry and gem show " Macon County Gemboree" twice a year.
Franklin offers so many attractions and cool things for everyone. Listed below are some of the popular attractions close by:
. Waterfalls like Dry Falls, Bridal Falls, Cullasaja Falls, and Quarry Falls which is off highway 64
between Franklin and Highlands.
. Scottish Tartans Museum
. Macon County Veterans Memorial Park
. Nikwasi Mound
. Wayah Bald
. Nantahala National Forest
. Nantahala Lake
. Lake Emory
. Old Cardinal Gem mine
. Gold City Gem Mine,
. Cowee Mountain Ruby Mine
. Ruby City Gem & Minerals
. Cherokee Ruby & Sapphire Mine
. Sheffield Mine
. Rose Creek Mine
. Mason Ruby & Sapphire Mine
. Little Tennessee River Greenway
As you can tell - Franklin is a great place to live or vacation. Hope you enjoy the view of beautiful Franklin from an bird's eye view!
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@chipe.stewart9576 Жыл бұрын

Ive been here its a nice little city

@_Johnspike_ 4 жыл бұрын

It’s also known for its one of a kind museum’s the Scottish tartan museum plan to visit that too

@ziggysmom5646 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty video. Thank you

@hi-techhikers 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ziggys Mom. Appreciate your nice comments and watching.

@naturein4kbypaulking420 4 жыл бұрын

Great flying. I need to get a drone!😉👍

@hi-techhikers 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Nature in 4K. It’s addictive

@osmontakja8341 3 жыл бұрын

It is nice place to relax and scape from big cities no internet no TV no phone work there

@hi-techhikers 3 жыл бұрын

Laorent Miha thank you for your comments. Franklin is definitely that- a place to relax and get away. Thank you for watching

@gothnate 2 жыл бұрын

We have internet, TV, cell phones, the whole nine. My cell phone works nearly everywhere minus a couple of small dead spots. We have fairly decent internet, too. Some people even spring for gigabit service.

@jnsfocuz 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing Video.. do you need a permit to fly here ?

@hi-techhikers 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you JnS focuz for your comments and watching. You do not need a permit to fly in Franklin.

@johnlovrien6333 3 жыл бұрын

can anyone tell what cell svc works best . franklin,nc

@hi-techhikers 3 жыл бұрын

Good question. I have Verizon and was able to get a signal at that time. Hope someone will give the best answer. Sorry - I don’t live there and I would not want to tell you wrong. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@ziggysmom5646 2 жыл бұрын

I can tell you that regardless of the phone carrier, service is super duper poor unless you go downtown. Even the LAN line service is poor. Don't forget, the town is literally in a forest.

@_Johnspike_ 4 жыл бұрын

Cool bro I just got back from here me and my friend did a hike video to an abandoned plane in Waterrock but I plan to go back to franklin and do a vlog of the town too

@hi-techhikers 4 жыл бұрын

That is so cool. Did you find the plane on browning knob close to Waterrock

@hi-techhikers 4 жыл бұрын

Also did you go to Mount Lynn Lowery?

@_Johnspike_ 4 жыл бұрын

Hi-Tech Hikers yea we did really awesome experience it was a little tough trail kind of off trail video should come out in a few weeks

@_Johnspike_ 4 жыл бұрын

Hi-Tech Hikers no what’s there

@_Johnspike_ 4 жыл бұрын

@@hi-techhikers i just checked it out online looks really cool is the hike a marked trail to get to the cross

@willownorris3796 3 жыл бұрын

I mean I live there

@rickjones6505 2 жыл бұрын

willow, is there land based internet and cell or phone reception ? Thinking of moving there.

@ziggysmom5646 2 жыл бұрын

@@rickjones6505 they have very very very poor phone reception, unless you go downtown. For real

@fxctorz6225 2 жыл бұрын

@@rickjones6505 not true the internet is very good in some parts but kinda bad in others

@gothnate 2 жыл бұрын

@@ziggysmom5646 No, we actually have good phone reception if you have Verizon. There are only a couple of small dead spots out in the county, but very few and far between. They have been working on getting more signal out to those areas, though the NIBY's are the slowdown.

@gothnate 2 жыл бұрын

@@rickjones6505 Up to gigabit speeds depending on your location. Closer to town the faster your connection. Honestly, though, I'd go with Starlink if you have a clear overhead, then you wouldn't have to worry about being close to town. Town sucks. Nothing to do and 20,000 cars driving through per day at least. Georgia Road going south is a shit-show. There's an accident nearly every day on that stretch of road. The Sylva Road going north will probably be closed down eventually if Cowee Mountain doesn't get fixed. Half of the road is collapsing and falling down the mountain. Pretty soon, 28 North will be the only way to get to Sylva, Cherokee, Bryson City, and beyond.

@tomcwik4898 3 жыл бұрын

That's not a good video of Franklin. Must have been filmed over a couple of days because the sun and the rain and intermixed videos don't mix. Should have waited for a blue sky day

@hi-techhikers 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tom Cwik. Appreciate your comments and shooting it straight with me. The video was actually done in one flight . The weather was changing pretty fast that day and I would love to go back one day and catch Franklin on a blue sky day. Thanks again for your comments my Friend.