Linville River

… rises in E Avery County approx. 3 mi. SW of Grandfather Mountain. It flows SW in Avery County and SE and S in Burke County, where it enters Lake James. Said to have been named for two brothers who hunted along its banks between 1760 and 1766 and were killed by Indians. Known by the Cherokee as Eeseeoh (River of Cliffs). See also Linville Gorge.