Mountain Legacies News Today

Distilling moonshine has been a part of Appalachian culture for generations, especially during the 1800s. Although it was illegal, moonshining was a vital source of income for many in Transylvania

In the mid-1700s European colonists began traveling south from Philadelphia. They primarily used an established Native American path called “Warrior’s Path.” Before the Europeans began to improve it, it was

In the Bible Mission meets every Sunday morning at the Cathey’s Creek Community Center (CCCC). The Rev. Pete Lee, pastor of the mission, brings the message, while the congregation sing

The Transylvania Heritage Museum is currently hosting the Mountain Legacies exhibit. During the tour the public will learning about the area’s earliest inhabitants, the Paleo-Indian hunters. Continue on by learning

Edwin Strawbridge English, born Aug. 31, 1868, in the Pisgah National Forest, had dreamed of being a doctor from the age of 16. After going to college and teaching school

Did you know that across from the Allison-Deaver House once stood a tall white oak that would become a local landmark?

Charles Austin and his wife, Mildred Galbraith Austin, New York natives, moved to Brevard and used their knowledge of photography to open their own business, Austin’s Studio, in 1925 in

February is National Black History Month. Transylvania County has countless Black Americans that deserve the spotlight. One of them is Moms Mabley.

Many peoples memories of grandma and grandpas house include a wringer washing machine, sitting in a shed or covered porch, a tin tub used as a basket and a clothesline

The Transylvania Heritage Museum houses hundreds of artifacts related to Transylvania County and its people. One of those items is an oil lamp used in the Macedonia Baptist up until