Watauga
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Watauga can refer to:
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Places
- Watauga County, North CarolinaWatauga County, North Carolina-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 42,695 people, 16,540 households, and 9,411 families residing in the county. The population density was 137 people per square mile . There were 23,155 housing units at an average density of 74 per square mile...
- Watauga, South DakotaWatauga, South DakotaWatauga is an unincorporated community in Corson County, South Dakota, United States. Although not tracked by the Census Bureau, Watauga has been assigned the ZIP code of 57660....
- Watauga, TennesseeWatauga, TennesseeWatauga is a city in Carter and Washington Counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The population was 403 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area...
- Watauga, TexasWatauga, TexasWatauga is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and a suburb of Fort Worth. The population was 23,497 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Watauga is located at...
Bodies of Water
- Watauga LakeWatauga LakeWatauga Lake, located southeast of Elizabethton, Tennessee, was created by the Tennessee Valley Authority with the completion of the TVA Watauga Dam and Reservoir....
in Tennessee - The Watauga RiverWatauga RiverThe Watauga River is a large stream of western North Carolina and East Tennessee. It is 60 miles long with its headwaters on the slopes of Grandfather Mountain and Peak Mountain in Watauga County, North Carolina.-Hydrography:...
in North Carolina and Tennessee
Ships
- USS Watauga (1864)USS Watauga (1864)USS Watauga was a proposed United States Navy screw frigate that was never built.Projected as a screw frigate, Watauga was intended to be similar to, but somewhat larger than, the Java-class frigates .Although first carried on the Navy List in 1864, Watauga was never laid down...
, a steam frigate planned for the United States Navy during the American Civil War that was never built
Other
- The Watauga AssociationWatauga AssociationThe Watauga Association was a semi-autonomous government created in 1772 by frontier settlers living along the Watauga River in what is now present day Elizabethton, Tennessee...
, a pre-revolutionary autonomous American government - The Watauga DemocratWatauga DemocratThe Watauga Democrat is a newspaper published in Boone, North Carolina. It is printed three days a week, on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays. In 2002, its average paid circulation was 20,832....
, a newspaper published in Boone, North Carolina - Watauga CollegeWatauga CollegeWatauga College is a residential college founded at Appalachian State in 1972. Watauga College has an interdisciplinary approach to fulfilling Appalachian State's core requirements in English and History. Watauga College students live in the Living and Learning Center, Appalachian's newest...
, a residential college at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina - The Watauga DamWatauga DamWatauga Dam is a hydroelectric and flood control dam on the Watauga River in Carter County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which built the dam in the 1940s as part of efforts to control flooding in the Tennessee River watershed...
, on the Watauga and Elk Rivers in Carter County, Tennessee