Maggie Valley nc, Maggie Valley North Carolina

Maggie Valley North Carolina

Maggie Valley sits at the convergence of the Great Smoky Mountains and The Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. One of the highest towns east odf the Mississippi, Maggie Valley base elevation is 3,200'. Some of the surrounding mountain reach over 6000' in elevation. The high elevation brings a true 4 season climate similar to that of norther New England. Cool summers and snow in the winters have attracted visitors since before the turn of the century.

Who was Maggie?
The valley's namesake is a testament to its roots as an early settlement in the Smoky Mountains. In the late nineteenth century, this North Carolina community in the Smokies was reaching a critical population mass and the time had come for their own local post office. The man who had arranged mail pickup from a nearby community, Jack Setzer, submitted several names, including those of his three daughters, Cora, Mettie and Maggie Mae, to the U.S. Postal Service as possibilities for the new post office. The U.S. Postmaster decided on Maggie as the new post office name, and the rest is history. According to local lore, when Maggie found out the post office and town would be named after her, the young girl was so embarrassed she burst into tears. Maggie later married and moved away, but she did come back to the valley many times before her death in 1979. The mountain at the western end of town still bares the Setzer family name and looks down upon the small farmstead that once was the home of Maggie.