Polk County Courthouse (North Carolina)

The Battle of Round Mountain took place on June 1, 1776, near modern-day Columbus, North Carolina, pitting the Cherokee against Patriot militia forces that received some assistance from the Catawba.

J. G. Hughes House, also known as Fieldstone, is a historic home located at Columbus, Polk County, North Carolina. It was built in 1896, and is a two-story, four-bay, Queen Anne style frame dwelling. It has a cross gable roof, is sheathed in weatherboard, and rests on a stone foundation. It features a wrapround porch with sawn brackets and a cutaway bay window. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Columbus is a town and the county seat of Polk County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,060 at the 2020 census.

St. Luke's Hospital, Inc. (doing business as AdventHealth Polk) is a non-profit hospital in Columbus, North Carolina managed by AdventHealth. It is designated a critical access hospital.

Shunkawauken Falls is a 150 ft (46 m) waterfall located in Polk County, near Columbus, North Carolina. The falls are fed by a pond a few metres upstream. It is a local attraction, although it is located on private property. According to local lore, a Native American chief named Shunkawauken lived in this area in the 1800s. The falls, previously named Horse Creek Falls, were renamed in his memory in 1891.

Polk County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,328. Its county seat is Columbus.

WTPT (93.3 FM) is a mainstream rock station licensed to Forest City, North Carolina, and serving the Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina regions, including Greenville, South Carolina, and Asheville, North Carolina. The Audacy, Inc. outlet is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to broadcast with an ERP of 93 kW. The station goes by the name 93.3 The Planet Rocks and is the home station of the nationally syndicated The Rise Guys Morning Show with Matthew "Mattman" Harris, Jeremy "Fat Boy" Ellenburg, and Paige Pirtle-Loskoski. The station broadcasts from near Columbus, North Carolina, with studios in Greenville, South Carolina. However, it is licensed to Forest City, North Carolina.

Lynn is an unincorporated community in Polk County, North Carolina, United States. Lynn is located on North Carolina Highway 108 2.7 miles (4.3 km) southwest of Columbus. Lynn has a post office with ZIP code 28750. Its incorporation was repealed in 1965.

Stone Hedge is a historic estate at 222 Stone Hedge Lane in Polk County, North Carolina, north of Tryon. The main house is a two-story structure, built primarily out of uncoursed rusticated stone. The property, originally 250 acres (100 ha) includes a single-story guesthouse with similar construction. The estate was built in 1935 by Thomas and Lillian Costa, and represents a distinctive architectural interpretation of North Carolina's mountain summer estates. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.

Rev. Joshua D. Jones House is a historic home located at Mill Spring, Polk County, North Carolina. It was built in 1897, and is a two-story, three-bay, frame I-house with a two-story rear ell. A kitchen addition was built in 1925. It features a shed-roofed porch covering three-fourths of the lower facade. Also on the property is the contributing one-room, frame store building and well. It was the home of African-American community leader Rev. Joshua D. Jones of the Stony Knoll community. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

Lynncote is a historic estate located near Tryon, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Erle G. Stillwell and built in 1927–1928. It is a two-story, eight-bay, Tudor Revival style stone dwelling built on the foundation of a previous dwelling built in 1895 and burned in 1916. It features an off-center entrance pavilion, leaded-glass casement windows, and half-timbering. Other contributing resources are the estate landscape, workshop (c. 1910, c. 1928), and Lynncote Lodge (1925-1926), designed by Harold Perry Erskine. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.

Mill Farm Inn is a historic country inn located near Tryon, Polk County, North Carolina. The inn was built between 1937 and 1939, and is a two-story, six bay by four bay, Colonial Revival style stone building. It is constructed of local blue granite. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.