Dr. Cannon often used short wave radio to communicate in the remote areas of the county, 1961. Mountain Doctor by LeGette Blythe is the biography of Dr. Gaine Cannon and

Over the next several weeks Picturing the Past will be featuring books about the people and places that make up Transylvania County’s history. Voices of Our Mountain Kin shares the

Following the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001 the 2nd grade teachers at Brevard Elementary choose to undertake a social studies project to focus students on

Behind the scenes at The Transylvania Times, 1967 One of the most common requests in the Local History Room at the Transylvania County Library is for newspaper articles of past

Making moonshine was common practice and a part of mountain culture during the 1800s. Nearly every home kept some form of spirits—whiskey, wine, ale or brandy, available for themselves and

During the last two week Picturing the Past has looked back at some feature stories in the Centennial Issue published by the Transylvania Times.   This week’s focus is on the

When the Transylvania Times published a special Centennial Issue in celebration of Brevard’s 100th anniversary the local economy was tied to industry and construction. During the early 1900s the local

On July 18, 1968 The Transylvania Times published a special Centennial Issue of the newspaper commemorating Brevard’s first 100 years.  It was the largest newspaper published by the Times up

In September 1956 the E.I. DuPont Company purchased thousands of acres in Transylvania and Henderson counties to build the first full-scale silicon plant in the United States.  Located north of

Little River Township, located in southeastern Transylvania County, is bordered by Boyd, Brevard and Dunn’s Rock townships, as well as Henderson County and South Carolina.  Most of the creeks and