Appalachian Trail Through Hikers

Appalachian Trail Through Hikers

A hiker follows the Appalachian Trail across Max Patch Bald in Haywood County, NC.   The Appalachian Trail extends 2,160 miles from Springer Mountain in North Georgia to Mount Katahdin in northern Maine. “Through Hiker” is the name given to those who hike the...

Brown Mountain Lights

  Since the early 1700s, travelers have reported seeing the mysterious Brown Mountain Lights on clear, moonless nights. According to local folklore, the lights are actually the spirit of a slave searching for his lost master across ridges and through the valley....

German Settlers in the Appalachians

People of German descent are one of the largest ethnic groups in the United States.  They came to be known by the misnomer “Dutch” because Germans refer to themselves as Deutsch.  Germans’ persistent and hardworking nature allowed them to thrive in backcountry...
Happy Land

Happy Land

In 1865, a band of former slaves newly freed in Mississippi began searching for a new home. They settled near Tuxedo in Henderson County, North Carolina. They eventually bought 200 acres of land that they declared to be “The Kingdom of the Happy Land”. . .