Overview


Red Oak Ridge Estates consists of striking mountain land surrounded by peaks reaching 5,000 feet. While numerous developments offer mountain views, many require navigating steep mountain roads. Red Oak Ridge is different. It combines the ease of gentle laying land with sweeping, multi-tiered mountain vistas. The developer discovered this property after an extensive four-year search through six counties.
Exceptional Value
	Red Oak Ridge offers excellent quality of life combined with outstanding investment potential. All home sites are 2 to 4 acres, assuring privacy throughout the community.

	Our sensible homeowner covenants give you peace of mind and preserve the beauty of the community for generations to come. The minimum home size is 1500 square feet. Heritage trees are preserved.

	Meadows have been cleared and groomed to create a sense of spaciousness for the community. The south meadow, shown here, is a favorite haunt for local deer.

	The roads in Red Oak have been carefully engineered to provide easy and reliable year-round access and gentle grades. All utilities are underground and out of sight.

	Red Oak Ridge home sites offer some of the best values to be found in the mountains of North Carolina. Attractive financing is available if desired.

Historic Setting
Red Oak Ridge is located just six miles from Franklin, a wonderful, friendly small town. The area is one of striking beauty. It contains expansive valleys nestled within soaring mountains. The Little Tennessee River, Cullasaja River and Nantahala River all flow through this area. About the half the surrounding area is forest, the other half is family farms.
	Red Oak Ridge is located in Cowee Valley, an area of century-old family farms and rich history. Cowee, which means “place of the Deer Clan” in Cherokee, was home to the Cherokee for 1,100 years before white settlers came.

	The little Tennessee River flows nearby. In 1775, a naturalist and explorer, William Bartram, passed through here, met with the Cherokee and described the area in his journal as one of “power and magnificence, a world of mountains piled upon mountains.”


	The clay used for the original Wedgwood pottery in England came from the region. And in the late 1800s, rubies, emeralds, and sapphires were discovered at Cowee and surrounding communities. The American Revolution was fought in these hills, and local battles helped turn the tide.

	Today, you can enjoy much of the early flavor. Wests Mill District, just down the road from Red Oak Ridge Estates, is preserved on the National Register of Historic Places. Shown here is the Rickman General Store, originally built in 1895.