Sam Brinkley just purely got tired of shaving. At 26 years old his beard grew so fast that he had to shave several times a day to be presentable. At that point he said enough was enough and was determined never to shave again – and he famously kept that promise....
The Topliff Hotel was the center of Spruce Pine’s cultural life from 1901 to the late 1940’s. Serving businessmen, tourists, and other visitors, it was a popular destination. The older section of the hotel was one of the first structures built in the current business...
Hewn logs and dove-tailed corners identify this cabin as the typical mountain home of the 19th century. Most cabins were basic 1 or 2 room structures, built off the ground on piers of stacked rock to protect from pests and provide storage or shelter for domestic...
Just as they are for many of us today, the latest technology gadgets were often prized possessions for folks in the past. Here is a family so pleased with their new-fangled contraptions they wanted their photograph made with them. The exact date is not known, but...
This map gives the approximate location of Blood as shown on this Rand McNally New Commercial Atlas Map of North Carolina issued by the State Board of Agriculture 1917.
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