The Davidson River Cemetery in Pisgah Forest is among the oldest cemeteries in Transylvania County.  It is just over 2.3 acres and contains approximately 600 graves.  The oldest marked tombstone

Community map of the Dunn’s Rock area from the Dunn’s Rock Community Club 1955 scrapbook.  A corresponding list identifies who resided at each numbered location. The Scrapbook Collection in the

Diagramatic drawing of proposed Davidson River site for Champagne Paper Corp., March 11, 1938. The Ecusta Collection consists of newspaper clippings, company publications, and photographs donated to the Local History

R Henry Scadin photographed the scenic Sapphire Valley and its resorts for the Toxaway Company to use in publicity. One of the larger document collections in the Rowell Bosse North

The 18-mile-long Horsepasture River begins in Jackson County, flows through Transylvania County, and empties into Lake Jocassee in South Carolina.  The rugged river drops 1700 feet on a stretch of

Carney beside the stone chimney of a former home site within DuPont State Recreational Forest. One of the document collections in the Rowell Bosse North Carolina Room at the Transylvania

Examples of documents in the Silversteen Family Collection  include sheet music with words by Adelaide Van Wey and music by Brevard native, Donald Lee Moore. Picturing the Past typically features photographs from

News stands are another piece of a by-gone era.  Throughout the early and mid-1900s most business districts had at least one news stand.  These small shops sold newspapers, magazines, comic

In May 1921 it was announced that Red Bus Line would operate between Brevard, Hendersonville, and Asheville.  They offered four trips daily making it possible for businessmen to leave Brevard

An article in the June 11, 1920 Brevard News announced, “The Brevard Taxi Line which is a motor transportation service for carrying anyone anywhere they want to go at any