Williamson Creek was named for Richard Williamson, who was granted 500 acres of land on January 7, 1794 along both sides of the French Broad

The French Broad River is the third oldest river in the world—trailing closely behind the Nile in Egypt and the New in northwest North Carolina,

When the wealthy Charleston area plantation owners and their families began spending summers in the mountains of western North Carolina they soon began holding church

The Dunn’s Rock area was home to the earliest summer colony within Transylvania County.  In the 1850s, while still a part of Henderson County, wealthy

The development of roads has always played a vital role in the growth of any region.  Native Americans, early explorers, trappers, traders and settlers, those

Although Native Americans never had permanent villages within the boundaries of Transylvania County they certainly travelled through the area, camping for extended periods of time

Long before the community of Seeoff was named pioneer families settled in the area from the top of Dunn’s Rock moving east toward Rich Mountain.

Bob Merrill was able to identify the members of the 1947 Ecusta Basketball team.  Left to right:  Head of Personnel, Buddy Baldwin, Pete Dockins, Troy

Ecusta, Winding Department Before Ecusta was torn down, the library had the opportunity to get a few things from the offices. This included photographs which

McGaha Chapel, 2011 (The following information was taken directly the Transylvania County Historical Society website, http://www.tchistoricalsociety.com, with permission. It tells the story of one of