Culture
Cullowhee Idea
The Oscar School in Cullowhee In 1885, when Robert Lee Madison arrived in western North Carolina to teach school, he was dismayed by how rudimentary the region’s schools were. A few years later he transferred to nearby Cullowhee. There he became the...
Facejugs
Daniel D. Davies, native of Wales and member of the Noble Nine, Western Carolina University’s first Board of Trustees. Face jugs, a form of folk art, are so-called because human faces are shaped on them. Because the faces usually have exaggerated humorous or...
Economy
Lady Bird Johnson
Lady Bird Johnson at the dedication of the new library wing at Western Carolina University On March 14, 1967, Lady Bird Johnson, wife of President Lyndon B. Johnson, arrived in Jackson County, North Carolina. She had come to visit the Canada community...
Facejugs
Daniel D. Davies, native of Wales and member of the Noble Nine, Western Carolina University’s first Board of Trustees. Face jugs, a form of folk art, are so-called because human faces are shaped on them. Because the faces usually have exaggerated humorous or...
Land
Catamounts
Cougar–Courtesy Western North Carolina Nature Center, Asheville, NC Catamount, short for “cat of the mountain,” is a generic name describing any of a variety of mid- to large-size American wild cats. It is most often used to refer to cougars and lynxes. In Southern...
Natural Diversity of Linville Falls
The pamphlet, The Natural Diversity of Linville Falls, was published by Eastern National in 2001. In 2002 it was awarded the National Park Service Cooperating Association's Excellence in Interpretation Award. The pamphlet was created by Western Carolina University...
People
Facejugs
Daniel D. Davies, native of Wales and member of the Noble Nine, Western Carolina University’s first Board of Trustees. Face jugs, a form of folk art, are so-called because human faces are shaped on them. Because the faces usually have exaggerated humorous or...
Cecil Sharp
In 1915 Cecil Sharp, an important collector of traditional English ballads, was informed that many Appalachian singers were singing old English songs …
Institutions
All Souls Episcopal Church
George Vanderbilt established All Souls Episcopal Church in 1896 to serve the workers on his Biltmore Estate near Asheville. The church was the centerpiece of the village he constructed to house his workers, a community known as Biltmore Village. Richard Morris...
Black Mountain College
In 1933, Black Mountain College opened near Black Mountain, North Carolina. Dedicated to the arts, it marked a radical departure from most colleges of the time. It was an experiment in progressive education and communal work.