A Guide to Historic Henderson County, North Carolina

A Guide to Historic Henderson County, North Carolina

Author: Alexia Jones Helsley

Publisher: History & Guide

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781596292758

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The History & Guide series is designed for the leisurely traveler who wants to explore the streets and neighborhoods of America's favorite towns. -- General overview of the picturesque county located in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains. -- Walking and driving tours through Henderson County s most fascinating historic areas, including Hendersonville, Flat Rock and Fletcher. -- Images and illustrations of the most important sites, from churches and historic houses to cemeteries and inns. -- Timeline of key events capturing the historic spirit and heritage of Henderson County. Written by accomplished historian and author Alexia Jones Helsley and her father, Dr. George Alexander Jones, founder of Henderson County Genealogical and Historical Society and director of Henderson County History.


Henderson County

Henderson County

Author: Terry Ruscin

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2018-09-03

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 1439665273

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From the county of Buncombe, Henderson County was formed in 1838. Following a three-year dispute concerning the placement of a county seat, the town of Hendersonville was established in 1841. Situated in the eastern Blue Ridge escarpment of the Southern Appalachian range in Western North Carolina, Henderson County, known as "Land of the Sky," supports a diverse geography, climate, and populace. From its inception, the county has been a vibrant melting pot of cultures, talents, and disciplines. Denizens of the county have included all from Revolutionary War patriots, renowned architects, and tycoons to moonshiners, granny doctors, inventors, and even a famous hog. Henderson County hosts the annual North Carolina Apple Festival and boasts top-producing orchards, floriculture, wineries and breweries, world-class golf courses, and master-planned communities amid accessible natural resources and four seasons of color and clime. The county's spectrum of historic architecture has ranged from log dwellings to Victorian, Romanesque, Neoclassical, and Greek Revival motifs.


Historic Henderson County

Historic Henderson County

Author: Louise Howe Bailey

Publisher: History Press Library Editions

Published: 2010-03

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 9781540205247

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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.


Hendersonville

Hendersonville

Author: Galen Reuther

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 9780738541846

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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.


Along the Oklawaha

Along the Oklawaha

Author: Henderson County North Carolina Genealogical and Historical Society

Publisher:

Published: 1986

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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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.


A Guide to Historic Beaufort, South Carolina

A Guide to Historic Beaufort, South Carolina

Author: Alexia Jones Helsley

Publisher: History & Guide

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781596290457

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With nearly five hundred years of history, Beaufort teems with intriguing tales from the past. In this engaging book, historian and Beaufort native Alexia Helsley brings that past to life and provides a useful guide to the city's most historic streets, buildings and neighborhoods.