by mcncdmin | Apr 23, 2022 | Bakersville, History
The McBee Museum in Bakersville, home to the collections of the Mitchell County Historical Society, has been a fixture in the county seat for over 130 years. Serving as a store, doctor’s office, and lawyer’s office, the building has seen many significant events...
by mcncdmin | May 29, 2021 | People
Billy Joe McKinney was born Sept. 27, 1931 in Mitchell County, the son of James Nathan McKinney (1905-1983) and Vergie Mae Masters McKinney (1906-2993). His paternal grandparents were Moses and Laura Lewis McKinney; his mother’s parents were Hoke and Lockie Garland...
by mcncdmin | May 29, 2021 | Heritage, History, Icons
Ruth Lawrence, state supervisor of Negro Elementary Schools, reported, after a visit to Mitchell County in 1950, that she observed 7 boys and girls “learning their lessons” in a church at the foot of an unidentified mountain. She reported that this was the only black...
by mcncdmin | May 29, 2021 | Heritage, People
Charles Lewis Radcliffe was born 10/30/1926 in Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County, NC. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Radcliffe; his father worked as an electrician at Rosemary Manufacturing Company. Charles had a brother and 2 sisters. When Charles was 7 years...
by mcncdmin | May 2, 2021 | Heritage, Icons, People
Dorothy Lee Anderson was born in Bakersville on November 15, 1929. She was the youngest daughter of Lee and Dora Masters Greene. She grew up in Bakersville and was a graduate of Bowman High School. In 1950 she married Milton A. Anderson Jr. According to an Asheville...
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