Editing Young Harris, Georgia (section)

== History ==
[[File:Georgia State Route 2 in Young Harris, Georgia.JPG|thumb|Georgia State Route 2 in Young Harris]]
Young Harris was originally named "McTyeire", after [[Holland Nimmons McTyeire|Bishop Holland McTyeire]]. It was later renamed to honor Judge [[Young L. G. Harris|Young Harris]], the benefactor of McTyeire Institute (which was also renamed [[Young Harris College]]).<ref>[https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/artic;es/counties-cities-neighborhoods/towns-county New Georgia Encyclopedia-Towns County]</ref>

The college was founded in 1886.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.yhc.edu/about/yhc-history/ |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=Young Harris College |language=en-US}}</ref> Sharp Memorial United Methodist Church on Main Street at the entrance to the college was built on January 9, 1949, as a new home for the congregation that had occupied Susan B. Harris Chapel, built in 1892.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Volk |first=Jackie |date=2024-04-11 |title=Sharp United Methodist Church celebrates 75th anniversary |work=[[Clay County Progress]] |publisher=[[Community Newspapers Inc.]] |location=Hayesville, NC |page=A7}}</ref>

Main Street through Young Harris to [[Hiawassee, Georgia|Hiawassee]] and [[Blairsville, Georgia|Blairsville]] was paved in 1927.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1927-09-02 |title=Hiawassee, Ga., Locals |url=https://newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn93064795/1927-09-02/ed-1/seq-8/#words=Young+Harris |access-date=2024-04-12 |work=The Clay County News |location=Hayesville, NC |page=8}}</ref>

Blue Ridge Mountain EMC, located in Young Harris, was founded in 1937 to provide electric service to [[Fannin County, Georgia|Fannin]], Towns, and [[Union County, Georgia|Union]] counties in Georgia and [[Cherokee County, North Carolina|Cherokee]] and [[Clay County, North Carolina|Clay]] counties in [[North Carolina]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Economic Development – Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation |url=https://www.brmemc.com/my-cooperative/economic-development/ |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=www.brmemc.com}}</ref> Its headquarters west of downtown was constructed in 1955. BRMEMC began offering internet service in 2002<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clouatre |first=Mitchell |date=2016-03-15 |title=NGN Partner Spotlight: Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation (BRMEMC) |url=http://ngn.coop/2016/ngn-partner-spotlight-blue-ridge-mountain-electric-membership-corporation-brmemc/ |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=North Georgia Network |language=en}}</ref> and moved into a newly built $33 million headquarters on a 49-acre campus east of downtown in 2012.<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=New Headquarters Project Summary |date=2016-01-14 |work=Blue Ridge Mountain EMC |url=https://dashboard.brmemc.com/PDFs/Information/EMC_HQ_Fact_Sheet_2015_revised2.pdf |place=Young Harris, Georgia |publisher=BRMEMC}}</ref> As of 2024, the EMC has more than 200 employees and 50,000 customers.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation |url=https://www.tva.com/energy/public-power-partnerships/local-power-companies/blue-ridge-mountain-electric-membership-corporation |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=TVA.com |publisher=[[Tennessee Valley Authority]]}}</ref>

The $27 million [[Brasstown Valley Resort]] was constructed on 503 acres north of Young Harris in 1995.<ref>{{cite web |title=About & History |url=https://coralcollection.com/bvr-home/bvr-about-history/#:~:text=Brasstown%20Valley%20Resort%20was%20founded,daily%20Resource%20Components%20Protection%20Plan. |accessdate=2023-08-23 |work=CoralCollection.com |publisher=Coral Collection}}</ref> In 2012, the [[Clint Eastwood]] film ''[[Trouble with the Curve]]'' was partially filmed in Young Harris.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hatley |first=Ali Neese |title=Fifteen Minutes of Fame |url=https://issuu.com/youngharriscollege/docs/echoes-fall-winter-2012/30 |access-date=2025-01-06 |work=Echoes Magazine |publisher=Young Harris College |pages=30–31 |issue=Fall/Winter 2012}}</ref> A [[moon tree]] was planted in Young Harris in 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-11-13 |title='Moon Tree' planted on campus |work=[[Cherokee Scout]] |publisher=[[Community Newspapers Inc.]] |location=Murphy, NC |page=8B}}</ref>