A look back at the headlines of yesteryear offers a glimpses at what was occurring in Transylvania County 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, and 100

Plummer’s Department Store x-ray shoe fitter. The x-ray shoe fitter was a fluoroscope machine used to aid in the fitting of shoes.  Three different individuals,

Many of the Whitmire St. homes had low rock walls at the front of the lot. Whitmire Street was laid out by W.P. and J.C.

Some of Verner’s pencil sketches were made into postcards depicting mid-20th century Charleston from its streets. Elizabeth O’Neill Verner was a well-known artist and writer,

The United Daughters of the Confederacy, or U.D.C., is a patriotic organization of women descended from those who served for the Confederacy during the U.S.

Advertisement from July 21, 1949 Transylvania Times. Television, like radio had previously, opened up the world to people across America by providing quick access to

Drawing showing the Shaffer rail line headed south off the main line in Rosman and the “Y” where engines turned around. Shaffer Lumber was an

Radio broadcast experiments began in the early 1900s and became practical by 1920.  Amateur radio enthusiasts all across the country could obtain experimental licenses to

Quilts are an important piece of our heritage.  They offer insight into the social, cultural, and economic history of an area.  A quilt is defined

“Parking Meters Here Will Go Into Operation Friday Morning.”  In search of much needed revenue for street repairs, expansion of the city sewer and water