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History of North Carolina Timeline

  • Appalachian Mountains
    4800 BCE

    Appalachian Mountains

    The appalachian mountains formed 480 million years ago. The Appalachian were formed by two plates colliding with each other North American and North African plates. The appalachians are still called the appalachian today
  • barrier islands
    2000 BCE

    barrier islands

    No single theory can explain the development of all barriers. 1000-2000 bc barrier islands were formed. Barrier islands are now called The Outer banks
  • River basin
    300 BCE

    River basin

    This is how they are formed on its way to a river land that water flows across or under forming river basins. River basins have maintained their name to this day. There are 17 in NC. it is estimated they have an age of 300 million years old.
  • Fall zone
    251 BCE

    Fall zone

    Formed in an area where the rivers have eroded away the soft rocks of a coastal plain more quickly than the older harder rocks of an upland region. (251-65.5 million years ago) Fall zones were formed. Fall zone are now called Fall lines
  • Shorelines
    200 BCE

    Shorelines

    eroded material carried by rivers and water waves and deposited in coastal plane to create shoreline. 225 million years ago they were formed. They are still called to this day shorelines
  • valleys

    valleys

    now is called maggie valley