The once-idyllic mountain village of Chimney Rock, North Carolina, that was immortalized on film including blockbusters The Last of the Mohicans and Dirty Dancing has been all but wiped out after being blasted by the floodwaters brought on by Hurricane Helene.
The small village with a population of just 140 people, nestled in the heart of the state, sits beneath the towering cliffs of Chimney Rock State Park and had long attracted filmmakers for its breathtaking landscape.
But now, the village, along with its pristine Lake Lure, lies in ruins and is full of debris brought on by the devastating floods that churned through the area this weekend.
A wall of water came rushing down the Broad River, wiping out most of the structures along Main Street in Chimney Rock and sending it into Lake Lure.
The Rocky Broad River flows into Lake Lure and now overflowed the town with debris from Chimney Rock, North Carolina after heavy rains from Hurricane Helene
Only days earlier the lake was both pristine and the perfect place to go boating
People in and around Chimney Rock have described the village’s downtown as washed out.
The normally pleasant stream that runs along Main Street was…