Hidden History of Henderson County, North Carolina

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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625845847
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)

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Book Synopsis Hidden History of Henderson County, North Carolina by : Terry Ruscin

Download or read book Hidden History of Henderson County, North Carolina written by Terry Ruscin and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-07-16 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join author and historian Terry Ruscin as he reveals Henderson County's forgotten yet colorful history complete with its own cast of characters and historic landmarks. Who composed a blockbuster opera a few miles from downtown Hendersonville? Who were the record-setting McCrary twins, and why were they famous? These questions and many more are answered in this exciting volume of obscured history. From James Brown's 1950s performance on Hendersonville's Main Street to the rumors of illegal distilling in Cathead, these are the tales of surreptitious cascades, log homes and unattended cemeteries. Delve into the communities of Black Bottom, Delmont and Peacock Town. Discover what lurks within the derelict buildings of the county's backcountry roads.

Hendersonville

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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738541846
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (418 download)

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Book Synopsis Hendersonville by : Galen Reuther

Download or read book Hendersonville written by Galen Reuther and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Resting in one of Western North Carolina's scenic valleys near the continental divide, Hendersonville offers a rich culture and intriguing history in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Hendersonville was chartered as a city on January 7, 1847, and the coming of the railroad in 1879 sparked its growth. The summer arrival by train of both wealthy and middle-class visitors bolstered Main Street businesses and gave rise to fashionable inns and innumerable boarding houses. The photographs in Images of America: Hendersonville illustrate the history of a town still populated with founding families, seasonal residents, and summer tourists. This volume explores the early pioneer days, the Civil War period, the land boom of the 1920s, the Great Depression, and the growth of this now-thriving city.

Historic Henderson County

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Publisher : History Press Library Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781540205247
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Book Synopsis Historic Henderson County by : Louise Howe Bailey

Download or read book Historic Henderson County written by Louise Howe Bailey and published by History Press Library Editions. This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beloved storyteller and chronicler of Henderson County heritage Louise Howe Bailey (1915, 2009) lives on through her edifying anecdotes. This new collection of Bailey's ruminations maintains her work of preserving earlier Henderson County history with its abundant assortment of characters, landmarks and natural wonders. Discover why Hendersonville was called the "dancingest" town in America and how a troop of young rapscallions rubbed a bar of Octagon soap on the railroad tracks so trains couldn't climb from Melrose to Saluda. Bring your pickaxe up to the top of Glassy Mountain to unearth the buried treasure hidden during the Civil War, and experience the hummingbirds, katydids, Carolina wrens and bullfrogs of the North Carolina countryside as you meander through Bailey's magnetic prose.

Postmarks

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Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (711 download)

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Book Synopsis Postmarks by : Lenoir Ray

Download or read book Postmarks written by Lenoir Ray and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Slavery in Wilkes County, North Carolina

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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467135836
Total Pages : 176 pages
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Book Synopsis Slavery in Wilkes County, North Carolina by : Larry J. Griffin

Download or read book Slavery in Wilkes County, North Carolina written by Larry J. Griffin and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slavery is a tragic chapter in the history of Wilkes County with a lasting legacy. Prominent businessmen and celebrated civic leaders, like General William Lenoir and William Pitt Waugh, were among the county's largest slaveholders. Judith Williams Barber endured forty-five years of slavery and garnered respect from both white and black residents. Her story is linked to free person of color and noted landowner Henderson Waugh, whose illustrious, slaveholding white father connected the two families--one slave and the other free. Author Larry Griffin takes readers on an emotional journey to separate fact from myth as he chronicles the history of slavery in Wilkes County. Prominent businessmen and celebrated civic leaders, like General William Lenoir and William Pitt Waugh, were among the county's largest slaveholders. Judith Williams Barber endured forty-five years of slavery and garnered respect from both white and black residents. Her story is linked to free person of color and noted landowner Henderson Waugh, whose illustrious, slaveholding white father connected the two families--one slave and the other free. Author Larry Griffin takes readers on an emotional journey to separate fact from myth as he chronicles the history of slavery in Wilkes County.

History of Edgecombe County, North Carolina

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Total Pages : 568 pages
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Book Synopsis History of Edgecombe County, North Carolina by : Joseph Kelly Turner

Download or read book History of Edgecombe County, North Carolina written by Joseph Kelly Turner and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Henderson County, North Carolina Cemeteries

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Publisher : Henderson County Historical
ISBN 13 : 9780871524904
Total Pages : 642 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (249 download)

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Book Synopsis Henderson County, North Carolina Cemeteries by : Henderson County Genealogical and Historical Society

Download or read book Henderson County, North Carolina Cemeteries written by Henderson County Genealogical and Historical Society and published by Henderson County Historical. This book was released on 1995 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Hard Times for Jake Smith

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Publisher : Milkweed Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781571316493
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (164 download)

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Book Synopsis Hard Times for Jake Smith by : Aileen Kilgore Henderson

Download or read book Hard Times for Jake Smith written by Aileen Kilgore Henderson and published by Milkweed Editions. This book was released on 2004 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's 1935 and from a child's eye view, the hard times of the Depression era are becoming more and more real. Each day, coming home from school, there is something else missing. First the sow pig, then the cow, then the truck. On one wrenching day the beloved hunting dog is sold. Finally the whole family packs up in the car and leaves--the children wonder where, but their parents are silent. Suddenly, the car stops at the edge of the road and Mother leans into the back seat, giving Mary Jake a handkerchief with something tied inside and the instructions to walk down the path into the forest, take the LEFT fork into town, and present the handkerchief at the stone house. So begins the adventure of a girl who chooses her own in path (neither left fork nor right), dyes herself in a stump full of walnut-colored water and disguises herself as a boy. "Jake" Smith soon meets Miz Bennett and hires on to help with her garden and animals. In this rags-to-riches story, rich with descriptions of Alabama during the Depression a strong female character copes with abandonment with courage and resilience.

Remembering Henderson County

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Publisher : History Press (SC)
ISBN 13 : 9781596290129
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Remembering Henderson County by : Louise Bailey

Download or read book Remembering Henderson County written by Louise Bailey and published by History Press (SC). This book was released on 2005-01 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having written for almost forty years on the cultural heritage that Henderson County holds so dear, Louise Bailey has progressed elegantly from being a valued preservationist of mountain history and lore to becoming something of a local treasure herself. This special selection of essays offers the best of Bailey's work along with some new stories that together offer readers, whether "old-timers" or newcomers to the area, a warm and informative perspective on the history and folklore of the county. We meet a delightful cast of characters whose stories--many of them told in a unique dialect and some dating back as far as the Civil War--tell of a truly independent way of life and of a fierce pride in their traditions. Silas Stepp's letters home from Confederate battlegrounds; Gran'dad Owenby's stories of logging and life in his log cabin; anecdotes from blind, old Elzie Floyd and from Clem the moonshiner; tales of granny-women and the old-time "yarb" doctors: these are just some of the stories that bring the history of this unique county to life.

History of Henderson & Transylvania Counties, North Carolina

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 57 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (948 download)

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Glimpses of Henderson County, North Carolina

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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625852290
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)

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Book Synopsis Glimpses of Henderson County, North Carolina by : Terry Ruscin

Download or read book Glimpses of Henderson County, North Carolina written by Terry Ruscin and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014-09-23 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henderson County is known for its country inns, houses of worship and picturesque landscapes. Behind all the beautiful scenery is a colorful history that runs deeper than any creek or holler. Revel in the family and farming heritage of Edneyville, Clear Creek, Green River Township, Hoopers Creek and Fruitland. Relive the resort era when the region boomed as a tourist destination. Learn how the wee population center of Goodluck came by its name, and inhale the sweet fragrance of apple blossoms that bloom every springtime. Drawing from interviews, documents and a gallery of both contemporary and time-honored photography, author and researcher Terry Ruscin renders his adopted Henderson County in vivid detail.

Our Own Backyard

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Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 0807898805
Total Pages : 790 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)

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Book Synopsis Our Own Backyard by : William M. LeoGrande

Download or read book Our Own Backyard written by William M. LeoGrande and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2009-11-18 with total page 790 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this remarkable and engaging book, William LeoGrande offers the first comprehensive history of U.S. foreign policy toward Central America in the waning years of the Cold War. From the overthrow of the Somoza dynasty in Nicaragua and the outbreak of El Salvador's civil war in the late 1970s to the final regional peace settlements negotiated a decade later, he chronicles the dramatic struggles--in Washington and Central America--that shaped the region's destiny. For good or ill, LeoGrande argues, Central America's fate hinged on decisions that were subject to intense struggles among, and within, Congress, the CIA, the Pentagon, the State Department, and the White House--decisions over which Central Americans themselves had little influence. Like the domestic turmoil unleashed by Vietnam, he says, the struggle over Central America was so divisive that it damaged the fabric of democratic politics at home. It inflamed the tug-of-war between Congress and the executive branch over control of foreign policy and ultimately led to the Iran-contra affair, the nation's most serious political crisis since Watergate.

Western North Carolina

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Total Pages : 742 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Western North Carolina by : John Preston Arthur

Download or read book Western North Carolina written by John Preston Arthur and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Colonial and State Political History of Hertford County, N.C.

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Total Pages : 404 pages
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Book Synopsis The Colonial and State Political History of Hertford County, N.C. by : Benjamin Brodie Winborne

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Sketches of North Carolina

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Total Pages : 570 pages
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Book Synopsis Sketches of North Carolina by : William Henry Foote

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A History of Transportation in Western North Carolina: Trails, Roads, Rails and Air

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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439658242
Total Pages : 265 pages
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Book Synopsis A History of Transportation in Western North Carolina: Trails, Roads, Rails and Air by : Terry Ruscin

Download or read book A History of Transportation in Western North Carolina: Trails, Roads, Rails and Air written by Terry Ruscin and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016-10-31 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traveling across the treacherous and diverse landscape of western North Carolina is a challenge historically met with human ingenuity. Mountain traces of Native Americans, dusty stagecoach routes and vital railroads lined the region. Asheville installed the state's first electric streetcars. Intrepid young men and women continued North Carolina's aviation legacy. The Buncombe Turnpike helped tame the Blue Ridge Mountains, allowing livestock drives to reach markets in South Carolina. Author Terry Ruscin reveals the visionaries and risk-takers who paved the way to the "Land of the Sky" in a wondrous examination of western North Carolina transportation history.

Along the Oklawaha

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Book Synopsis Along the Oklawaha by : Henderson County North Carolina Genealogical and Historical Society

Download or read book Along the Oklawaha written by Henderson County North Carolina Genealogical and Historical Society and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the newsletters that go along with the Henderson County North Carolina Genealogical and Historical Society Journal in includes updates involving the members of the Society as well as future plans.