CITY

Population:
14458 (2000 census)

County:
Cherokee County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Northeastern State University	1851

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Butch Davis	Football	17-Nov-1951		Former football coach, University of North Carolina

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Merle Travis	Country Musician	29-Nov-1917	20-Oct-1983	Influential fingerpicking country guitarist

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