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Saturday, November 16, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, Buncombe County History, Friends of the NC Room, Houses, Local History

My Sandy Mush: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

Abraham Reynolds was one of the earliest settlers in Western North Carolina. He received land grants totaling some 1525 acres of land in the Bent Creek area in the late 1770’s. My great-great-grandfather John Haskew Reynolds was a grandson of Abraham Reynolds. John Haskew Reynolds (1836-1918) grew up on his father’s farm on North Turkey
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Saturday, June 29, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, African Americans, Buildings, Buncombe County History, Forgotten People, Local History, Photograph Collection

“We found all in Fellowship” at Flat Creek: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

One of the resources hiding away in the North Carolina Room reference stacks are various church histories and minutes. Most of the time, these valuable records sit around on the shelf and do not see much use. If you think about it, it’s easy to understand why. On the surface, it may not seem like
AlexanderAppalachiaBaptismBaptistsBig IvyBull CreekBuncombe CountyCemeteriesChurch MinutesCivil WarDancingDeaconsDillinghamenslaved peopleFiddleFiddle MusicFlat CreekFlat Creek Baptist ChurchFlat Creek TownshipGallatin RobertsGeneaologyGentryIndependent BaptistsKnow Nothing PartyMars Hill CollegeMars Hill UniversityMary Althea SamsMissionary BaptistsMorganNewfoundNorma Dillingham MorganObituariesOld Mars Hill HighwayPastorsPine CreekPolityReems Creek Presbyterian ChurchRev. Stephen MorganRoan MountainRural ReligionsSamsSandy MushSlavesWeaverWeavervilleZebulon Vance

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