Highlands is known for its magnificent forests. The Highlands Biological Station plays a huge role in supporting them. There are two organizations that contributed greatly to HBS’s foundation: one, […]
This summer, you might want to add Cashiers Historical Society’s lecture series to your “To Do List.” After the interest and success of Year One, CHS has added a […]
For 120 years, folksy tales have taken over to explain how Cashiers got its name. Was it named for a prized bull? Supposedly the bull belonged to Wade Hampton III, […]
Where Georgia, North and South Carolina joined corners, there was a geographical configuration made to order for moonshiners of the 1800s. If they got in trouble with the law in […]
When I moved to Franklin in 2005, I learned my way around by the waterways. The Little Tennessee led me to the Cullasaja, which led me up the mountain, which […]
The very first article I wrote for The Laurel was printed in March of 2005 and it was about the grandfather clock that Col. John A. Zachary brought with him […]
No craft is as deeply rooted in the history of the Plateau as gardening. As the world became more industrialized through the 19th century, our isolated mountain oasis was […]
We enjoy historical accounts of the activities, construction, and commerce on the Plateau over the decades, but what were Highlands’ youngsters doing while adults were building roads, launching businesses, and […]
Beginning at the Old Cashiers School Road, there is an intersecting road known as Zeb Alley Road. It runs westerly and about half way between Cashiers and Whiteside Cove was […]
It doesn’t matter where you’re from, I can guarantee your grandmother had a caned or woven chair of some kind. You may even have one of your own that has […]
