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The land the state natural area now sits on was originally settled by the Occaneechi Band of the [[Saponi|Saponi Nation]], who traveled to the mountain from the west. In the colonial period, European immigrants settled the area. Until 1987,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.enoriver.org/eno/parks/occoneechee.htm |title = Occoneechee State Natural Area | access-date = 2007-07-16 |publisher = Eno River Association |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070609211244/http://enoriver.org/eno/parks/occoneechee.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2007-06-09}}</ref> a mill village occupied a section of the natural area. The [[North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources|NC Division of Parks and Recreation]] first purchased land at Occoneechee Mountain in December 1997. Since then, the natural area has grown to {{convert|221|acre|km2}}<ref name=ParkSize />
==Nearby state parks==
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