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Pilot Mountain State Park is a North Carolina state park in Surry and Yadkin Counties, North Carolina in the United States. Located near Pinnacle, North Carolina on highway US 52, it covers 〔 and includes the distinctive 2,241 foot (683 m) peak of Pilot Mountain. ==History== The Saura, a Native American tribe of the North Carolina Piedmont region, knew the mountain as ''Jomeokee'' meaning the ''Great Guide''. It served as a guidepost also for the European settlers of the Carolina who similarly named it ''Pilot''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Pilot Mountain State Park: History )〕 The Saura were driven out of the area by the Cherokee. The first European settlers in the area were Moravians, a Christian religious group from Germany that settled in the Thirteen Colonies seeking freedom of religion and to evangelize among the Native Americans. Settlement in the area was slowed until after the American Revolutionary War which relieved tense relations between the Cherokee, the British, and local setters.〔 After serving as a commercial tourist attraction, Pilot Mountain became a North Carolina state park in 1968. It was established as a state park in order to protect the mountain and surrounding lands from being overdeveloped.〔 The Pilot Mountain Preservation and Park Committee purchased the land from Mrs. J. W. Beasley by raising funds and acquired a grant from the federal government. Additional lands along the Yadkin River were purchased in 1970. Further purchases have brought Pilot Mountain State Park to a total size of 3,703 acres (14.99 km²).〔 On November 8, 2012 a prescribed burn of 70 acres got out of control leading to a wildfire on the mountain's steep western slope. contained.〔(Pilot Mountain fire out of control, 100 acres consumed: Wildfire 0 percent contained, began as prescribed burn ), ''WXII-TV'', 3:20 PM EST Nov 09, 2012.〕〔Watts, Kathy Norcross and Hewlett, Michael. "(Wildfire burns on Pilot Mountain )", ''Winston-Salem Journal'', November 9, 2012.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pilot Mountain State Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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