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Overview

Discover the rich past of Highlands, North Carolina in this pictorial history told through the lens of over 200 vintage images.

Perched on the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains and founded in 1875 as a health and summer resort, the town of Highlands in Western North Carolina enjoys a northern climate in a southern setting. Its people originate from across the nation, giving an otherwise provincial village a cosmopolitan worldview, and its natural surroundings have attracted professionals in the arts and sciences as well as laborers, tradesmen, and craftsmen. The photographs in this volume attest to the extraordinary variety of characters that inhabited the Highlands plateau at the town's founding and during the first half-century of its growth and development.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780738554037
  • ISBN-10: 0738554030
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
  • Publish Date: July 2008
  • Dimensions: 9 x 6.4 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.6 pounds
  • Page Count: 128

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