The Blue Nile is the source of most of the water and fertile soil. It begins at Lake Tana in Ethiopia at 12Â°02â²09â³N 037Â°15â²53â³E / 12.03583Â°N 37.26472Â°E and flows into Sudan from the southeast. The two rivers meet near the Sudanese capital of Khartoum.
About Lake James. Located approximately 5 miles northeast of the city of Marion, North Carolina on NC 126, Lake James is at the base of the Linville Gorge. It is part of the North Carolina Park System and is surrounded by the Lake James State Park. Named for the founder of Duke Power and the benefactor of Duke University, James Buchanan Duke, Lake James was the result of a hydro-electric project developed by Duke Power between the years 1916-1923.
Welcome to the website of the friends group of the President James K. Polk State Historic Site. and informative. The President James K. Polk State Historic Site is home to the birthplace of the 11th President and the only President born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Located just a few minutes outside of Charlotte in Pineville, NC, it sits on 21 of the original 150 acres owned by President Polkâs father, Samuel.