Culture
Plott Hounds
The Plott Hound is an agile, muscular dog with a short, often brindle colored coat and historic mountain heritage. Of the 7 breeds of coonhounds recognized by the United Kennel Club, the Plott alone does not trace its ancestry from foxhounds. Its ancestors came from...
Cecil Sharp
In 1915 Cecil Sharp, an important collector of traditional English ballads, was informed that many Appalachian singers were singing old English songs …
Economy
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...
Cecil Sharp
In 1915 Cecil Sharp, an important collector of traditional English ballads, was informed that many Appalachian singers were singing old English songs …
Land
Native Animals
Western North Carolina is home to many different species of Appalachian animals. Here is a small list of the animals that reside in the area. Photo courtesy of Mark Haskett Animal Life The Black Bear is found throughout the mountains of North Carolina and all along...
Native Plants
Western North Carolina is covered with plants indigenous to the Appalachian Mountains. Here is a short list of the plants found throughout the Linville Falls area. Photographs courtesy of Mark Haskett, Western Carolina University Photographic Services. This...
People
Mary Ulmer Chiltosky, 1986
Mountain Heritage Award Winner, 2012 Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Awards for 2012 were presented Saturday (Sept. 29) to Rob Tiger, a Hayesville community leader who has led numerous efforts to preserve that town’s historic and cultural heritage, and...
Stecoah Valley Center, 2011
WCU Chancellor David O. Belcher (left) presents a Mountain Heritage Award to the Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center, which is represented by its director, Beth Fields (right.) Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center (Organizational Recipient) Built of native rock...
Institutions
Mountain Dance and Folk Festival
In 1928, Bascom Lamar Lunsford turned his vast knowledge of traditional music and his organizational skills to the creation of a local music festival. The Asheville Chamber of Commerce had long sponsored an annual Rhododendron Festival, highlighting mountain arts and crafts. . .
Mud Creek Missionary Baptist Church
In May 1867, having been led by the spirit of God, newly freed slaves from Charleston joined with their ministers to establish the Mud Creek Missionary Baptist Church in East Flat Rock, North Carolina. With no permanent meeting house and only circuit riding clergymen. . .