Bean Shoals Canal Hike
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Bean Shoals Access
Join a Ranger for a walk along the remnants of the Bean Shoals Canal wall. This failed project attempted to make the Bean Shoals navigable by small bateau in the 1820s. Come hear the colorful story of this attempt to make the Yadkin a thoroughfare of commerce. Meet at the Bean Shoals Canal Trail in the Bean Shoals Access of Pilot Mountain State Park.
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