Bakersville’s Uncle Sam: A Tribute

Bakersville’s Uncle Sam: A Tribute

Samuel Silver was born near Micaville, NC in March 1854 to an unknown enslaved mother belonging to Green B. Silver. In 1860, Silver had 9 enslaved people including 5 children ages 2 months to 10 years. At that time there were 21 enslaved people of African descent...
Let Me Call You Sweetheart

Let Me Call You Sweetheart

For a Valentine’s Day week Looking Back, the Mitchell County Historical Society made an appropriate selection from its collection of digitized photographs.  The young man with his shined-up car and his best girl is Edd Ray Burleson (1915-1983), while his adoring...