Brevard Lumber Company (BLC) was one of the longest operating businesses in Transylvania County under the stewardship of one family. Started in 1910 by Francis Edward Byam Jenkins (1865-1940), it
In researching local history and genealogy, many spend time pouring over marriage licenses, death certificates, property deeds or maps. Historical newspapers and periodicals are additional resources that are often overlooked.
The local Girl Scout Little House had its grand opening 75 years ago on October 24, 1948, thanks in large part to the efforts of a local women’s group headed
When Carl Schenck created the first forestry school in America in the Pisgah Forest, Biltmore Forest School (BFS), he managed the 100,000-acre tract owned by George Vanderbilt with the precision
Elizabeth Ann Neill (Morris), great-granddaughter of Lambert Clayton and Sarah Davidson Clayton, is another real historical figure who appears in Parker and Borhaug’s “To Stand on Solid Ground: A Civil
“To Stand on Solid Ground: A Civil War Novel Based on Real People and Events,” includes a character based on Robert F. Hamilton, the first sheriff of Transylvania County. Born
Last week’s article ended with the Godfreys selling the historic Godfrey-Barnette house on South Broad Street to the Stokes family in 1929. This week will include house history to modern
The Godfrey-Barnette House, which has at times been called Linden Tree Manor, was built in 1918 on land that belonged to George McCoy Hixson. The house was constructed in the
In the 1880s, the Hart family settled in the Pisgah Forest area and built a homestead on what was once Hart Lane. According to the 1990-1991 Transylvania County Architectural Survey,
On June 23, 1997, developer William McKee purchased the 315-acre Harry H. Straus Park from P.H. Glatfelter, then-owner of the old Ecusta/Olin paper factory, for $4,000,000. In today’s money, McKee
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