In 1792, when Transylvania County was part of Buncombe County, Lambert Clayton’s militia was ordered to lay out a road from the Catawba Trail in
The United States Congress first allowed the mailing of postcards in February 1861. There was an outcry that the government would lose money on this
In the early 1930s Transylvania was still a small, rural agricultural based county. The county population was 9,589 in 1930. Most people made their living
Broad Valley Institute, Penrose The first schools in Transylvania County were private subscription schools. Parents paid a fee for their children to attend. The tuition
The railroad helped open up Western North Carolina in the mid to late 1800s. It provided faster and more comfortable travel to and from the
In today’s world of cell phones, text messaging and email, instant communication is the expectation. It was not too long ago though that letters, delivered
Cover from Brevard Board of Trade tourism brochure, circa 1912-1915. Since the mid-1800s the mountains Western North Carolina have attracted those escaping the heat, humidity
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