A recent search through photographs of the courthouse show a water fountain located in front of the building since the early 1900s.  Over the years

Since Transylvania County was created in 1861 there have been 27 different sheriffs.  Last week’s Picturing the Past briefly mentioned some of the activities of

The early Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Transylvania County contain a wealth of information about the development of the county

Firefighters used Duke Power Company’s “cherry picker”  to reach the fire in the Henning Inn attic on March 23, 1967. The Local History Room worked

Joseph Silversteen Joseph Silversteen is credited for helping bring industry to Transylvania County in the early 1900s.  In A History of …Estatoe Ford, Jeptha, Toxaway,

Train at Toxaway (Rosman) Depot The first train rolled into Toxaway on the Transylvania Railroad Company’s newly extended line from Brevard on September 1, 1900. 

Browsing through the “Personal Mention” column of early newspapers readers learn about the social lives of local residents.  Visits by out-of-town guests, business trips, trips

Community suppers have long been popular events at the Community Centers throughout the county.  Local residence get together for socials gatherings, benefits or fundraisers, and

Title page from The Ladies of Brevard Baptist Church cookbook, published circa 1930. Culinary arts have boomed in popularity over the last several years.  Whether

This week Picturing the Past is returning to West Probart Street for a look at the homes of two of Brevard’s early doctors, Dr. Mitchell