Photo from Marble Spring Baptist Church Marble – written by Wanda Stalcup During World War I, three iron ore mines were reopened. Anderson G Betts owned the mines. Iron ore washers were set up in different locations. The ore was shipped to Philadelphia. Jeff Hayes, Glen Farmer and W J Barton were supervisors. A T Dorsey Lumber company built a flume from Snowbird Gap to Marble. The flume carried lumber into Marble for many years. The Big Cove Lumber Company…
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Photo from Marble Spring Baptist Church Marble – written by Wanda Stalcup Marble is located approximately halfway between Murphy and…
A few weeks back a commenter asked if I knew the history of the name of Granny Squirrel in Andrews,…
Map by JD Lewis I’m sharing another place name history with you today by way of Wanda Stalcup. —— Rhodo…
Inside Fred Ghormley’s Store, Robbinsville NC – Photo courtesy of Graham County Centennial Book You all seemed to enjoy Wanda Stalcup’s…
The community of Hanging Dog is located below Murphy which is the county seat of Cherokee County, NC. A few…