The Flem Galloway house overlooks the Old Rosman Highway in the Calvert area of Transylvania County. Built in 1878, the striking two-level front porch immediately

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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