Reflections of Olde Swain
Capturing the disappearing history of an Appalachian mountain community.
Saturday, February 23, 2019
In Memoriam: Eliza Poindexter Turk - a former slave
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Several years ago, when perusing some of the Tennessee Valley Authority cemetery relocation records, I chanced upon a particularly fascinati...
Saturday, December 22, 2018
Letters to Santa - 1909/1910
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Today's article is a simple and sweet collection of letters to Santa written in 1909 and 1910 by Swain County children (in some cases ...
Sunday, November 18, 2018
Landscapes of Old Schools - White Oak
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At the request of superintendent Charles Carroll, a representative from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction performed a comp...
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