By the 1890’s North Carolina’s railroad network covered most of the state. It provided faster and more comfortable travel to and from the region and

Last week Picturing the Past featured a scrapbook and photograph album created by Selma Morgan when she was a student at Rosman High School in

Many of the materials in the Local History Collection at the Transylvania County Library come from the generous donations of individuals.  A recent donation included

Pisgah Builders’ Supply, Inc. announced their formal opening in Pisgah Forest on February 28, 1946.  The business carried a wide range of supplies including lumber,

In the early 1900s most small communities had a general merchandise store.  On the Hendersonville Rd. about 2.5 miles from downtown Brevard the Deaver-Patton Company’s

This week’s Picturing the Past photographs feature the Pisgah Forest Post Office in the 1940s and the current facility.  Pisgah Forest first established a post

Today Brevard has numerous fast food franchises along the Asheville Highway but in the 1950s there were few businesses of any type beyond Brevard College. 

The Canteen Café, a long time fixture in downtown Brevard, opened in the summer of 1928 by W.E. “Elzie” Shipman.  Shipman only operated it for

The young men pictured are identified as Walter Whitmire, Luther Cooper and Tommy Whitmire.  However Tommy Whitmire was only 9-years-old when his brother, Walter died

This week featured photograph is looking south down Broad Street from the intersection of Broad and Main streets.  The signs along the building fronts identify