TVA Once Considered Flooding Parts Of Transylvania
In the early 1930s Transylvania was still a small, rural agricultural based county. The county population was 9,589 in 1930. Most people made their living working in the logging and
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In the early 1930s Transylvania was still a small, rural agricultural based county. The county population was 9,589 in 1930. Most people made their living working in the logging and
On this day in North Carolina History, “The state’s first library opens in Durham.” (1898) Source: Powell, L. (1996). On This Day in North Carolina History.Winston-Salem, North Carolina: John F.
Broad Valley Institute, Penrose The first schools in Transylvania County were private subscription schools. Parents paid a fee for their children to attend. The tuition could be cash or produce
On this day in North Carolina History, “The lowest temperature ever recorded in North Carolina: minus 34 degrees on Mount Mitchell.” (1985) Source: Powell, L. (1996). On This Day in
The railroad helped open up Western North Carolina in the mid to late 1800s. It provided faster and more comfortable travel to and from the region and helped expand tourism.
In today’s world of cell phones, text messaging and email, instant communication is the expectation. It was not too long ago though that letters, delivered through the U.S. Postal Service,
Cover from Brevard Board of Trade tourism brochure, circa 1912-1915. Since the mid-1800s the mountains Western North Carolina have attracted those escaping the heat, humidity and disease of the lowlands
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