As Americans, we show our patriotism through the singing of the national anthem of the United States called the Star Spangled Banner. As North Carolinians we also want to show our state pride in the state song named The Old North State. However, most Mitchell County...
Jason Basil Deyton was born to Nathan and Buena Vista Masters Deyton on February 13, 1894, near Red Hill, NC. Jason graduated from the short-lived Stanley McCormick Institute in Burnsville. The school was named for her son and funded by Mrs. Nettie McCormick, widow of...
Valentine’s Day brings our attention to love and romance – a century ago! In the early 1900s, before the advent of automobiles and movie theaters and restaurants, “dating” as we know it didn’t exist. Instead, a couple would often join other friends in a group...
The old saying “live fast and die hard” could be applied to Jackson Stewart, as well as to his parents and siblings. Almost all of them died in a violent or strange manner, including Jackson. His father, Isaiah, was killed by a falling limb while he was in the woods...
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