The newest addition to the historic grounds of the Cashiers Historical Society’s Zachary-Tolbert House is an historic schoolhouse that had been on High Hampton Country Club’s property since 1890. The […]
Not very long after the Cashiers Historical Society was formed in 1996, I received a phone call from Ben Zachary, one of my many Zachary family cousins, a descendant of […]
When a younger version of me got stressed about money, my Bohemian friend, Vici, would say, “Quit worrying. It’s just green paper with pictures of dead presidents on it.” Call […]
Cashiers Historical Society’s mission is preserving the heritage of Cashiers Valley through education, stewardship, and advocacy. The society strives to recognize Cashiers’ history through publications, awards, events, and projects. One […]
Built around 1910 by Irvin E. Rice this two-story square frame house, located on 4 1/2 Street, was known as The Rice House. After changing hands, it was sold to […]
Charles Bracken Fugate Jr., called Paw or Uncle Charlie, was born in Cashiers in 1878, the son of Charles Bracken Fugate Sr. and Mary Arlissa Norton. During the Great Depression, […]
Breakthroughs in tuberculosis treatment in the early 1900s sky-rocketed Highlands’ fame. From 1908-1918 Mary Lapham with her compassionate, innovative medical remedies, got herself noticed in a big way. 2018 marks […]
In the August 2018 Laurel Magazine, the Cashiers history article was about Whiteside Cove’s Felix Eugene Alley, who in the late 1800s wrote the “Ballad of Kidder Cole” which detailed […]
It has been over a decade since I wrote an article about the well-known 15-stanza square-dance banjo tune known as “The Ballad of Kidder Cole.” I concentrated more on the […]
Few North Carolinians have a story to match that of William Holland Thomas (1805–1893), the “white chief” of the Cherokee. He’s one of my favorite historical characters, and this article […]
