Note: This is part of a history series on popular tourism activities in Transylvania County. A corresponding display is on the second floor of the Transylvania County Library May –

Early European potters in North Carolina White settlers in North Carolina are thought to have begun pottery making around 1755 and fell into two main categories: German Moravians and English

Importance of pottery Pottery and broken shards have long been a lingering remnant of human civilization; vessels are an everyday object associated with permanent, stationary settlement. The reason is simple:

The Western Carolina Botanical Club (WCBC) was founded in 1973 by a small group of Western North Carolina residents who wanted to learn more about the plants of the Southern

Adelaide Silversteen was seventeen years old when she spoke up and submitted her editorial on “the flapper” to the Brevard News, a precursor of the Transylvania Times. To give historical

The Deavor family were early settlers in Transylvania County and so had many descendants who settled in the area. Many historic houses in our community have a connection to the

Some readers may be surprised to learn that one of the oldest commercial buildings in Brevard that is still standing is Paul’s Produce Stand, currently El Ranchero Mexican restaurant. Despite

Picturing the past: Harriett Matilda Deaver By Laura Sperry The Deaver name is familiar to many history afficionados in Transylvania County due to the presence of the Allison-Deaver House, a

Culinary arts have boomed in popularity over the last several years.  Whether watching the latest cooking program on television; reading popular fiction such as Diane Mott Davidson’s culinary mysteries; browsing

Dr. C.W. Hunt was born in 1854 in Raleigh, NC. In 1880 at age 26 he graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Baltimore, MD. That same year