Many Mitchell County natives have gone on to successful lives in far-away lands, but few are held in as great esteem in their adopted homes as Dr. Nelson Gales Blalock of Walla Walla, Washington. He was a skilled student and attended school in the Spruce Pine area,...
On November 6, 1977, the mountains of North Carolina saw one of the worst natural disasters to hit the area in nearly sixty-one years. On Friday, the 4th, heavy rain began to fall and continued throughout the weekend. A flash flood watch went into effect on Saturday....
North Carolina women began their efforts to be recognized as full participants in the political process in 1863 at the convention to write a constitution for the State with no positive results. In 1884, the National Woman Suffrage Association held a convention in...
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