Transylvania County is a rugged territory with many peaks and hills which have been named both formally and colloquially. One such land feature is Cold Mountain. No, not that Cold

Drive-In Movie Theaters By Joe Russo The first drive-in movie theater opened in Camden, New Jersey, in 1933 to little fanfare, but this unusual business plan gradually morphed into a

Transylvanians have always answered the call when military service is required. One such young man who served his country was Reginald Wayne Lynch. Reggie, as he was known to friends,

A form of sheet music that has been relegated to history is shaped-note singing. This unique form of sheet music common in many rural churches in the South in the

December 11, 1917 was a memorable day, both here in Brevard and around the world. British General Edmund Allenby led a contingent of his Egyptian Expeditionary Force into Jerusalem and

TVA Protests and the Little River Community  by Laura Sperry Gardner The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was responsible for managing flood-prone areas in southern rural communities by damming water sources

The Aikens were kin to, married to, or in business with many of the first families to settle what is now Transylvania County. One Aiken with multiple connections was Julius

William H. Allison, born to Alexander D.B. Allison and Eveline Lister in 1856, grew up on Beechnut Farm, where Straus Park is today. In the early 1900s Allison was given

At the turn of the century, many urban industrialists were drawn to the southern Appalachian mountains as an escape from the stresses of their city lives. In 1906 one such

On January 19, 1906 new advertisements began appearing in the Sylvan Valley News for Southern Stock and Farming Company of North Carolina. The company was owned by B.G. Estes of