Institutions Archive

  •   Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center (Organizational Recipient) Built of native rock with the skill and labor of many local...

    Stecoah Valley Center, 2011

      Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center (Organizational Recipient) Built of native rock with the skill and labor of many local...

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  • Recipient of the Cradle of Forestry in America, receiving the Mountain Heritage award, 1997.

    Cradle of Forestry in America, 1997

    Recipient of the Cradle of Forestry in America, receiving the Mountain Heritage award, 1997.

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  • Mountain Heritage Award, 2012 Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Awards for 2012 were presented Saturday (Sept. 29) to Rob Tiger,...

    Rob Tiger, 2012

    Mountain Heritage Award, 2012 Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Awards for 2012 were presented Saturday (Sept. 29) to Rob Tiger,...

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  • Mountain Heritage Award Comments SEPT. 29, 2001 Winner: Young Adult Choir of Tried Stone Missionary Baptist Church. Accepting Award: choir...

    Young Adult Choir, Tried Stone Missionary Baptist Church, 2001

    Mountain Heritage Award Comments SEPT. 29, 2001 Winner: Young Adult Choir of Tried Stone Missionary Baptist Church. Accepting Award: choir...

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  • Penland School of Craft Honored By WCU John Parris Asheville Citizens Times 9/29/85   CULLOWHEE – Western Carolina University’s 1985...

    Penland School of Crafts, 1985

    Penland School of Craft Honored By WCU John Parris Asheville Citizens Times 9/29/85   CULLOWHEE – Western Carolina University’s 1985...

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  • Recipient of the Mountain Heritage Award 1981.   Citizen-Times Wins Heritage Award Bryson City: Smoky Mtn. Times 10/1/81 Western Carolina...

    Asheville Citizen-Times Publishing Co., 1981

    Recipient of the Mountain Heritage Award 1981.   Citizen-Times Wins Heritage Award Bryson City: Smoky Mtn. Times 10/1/81 Western Carolina...

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  •     Robinson Presented Heritage Award During Building Dedication At WCU Dr. H.F. Robinson, Chancellor of Western Carolina University, was...

    H. F. Robinson, 1979

        Robinson Presented Heritage Award During Building Dedication At WCU Dr. H.F. Robinson, Chancellor of Western Carolina University, was...

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  • Mars Hill College Receives Mountain Heritage Award The Sylva herald Sept. 29/1988   Western Carolina University presented its 1988 Mountain...

    Mars Hill College, 1988

    Mars Hill College Receives Mountain Heritage Award The Sylva herald Sept. 29/1988   Western Carolina University presented its 1988 Mountain...

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  •   WCU’s Mountain Heritage Award Presented To Historical Association The Sylva Herald Oct. 1 1987 The 1987 Mountain Heritage Award...

    Jackson County Historical Association, 1987

      WCU’s Mountain Heritage Award Presented To Historical Association The Sylva Herald Oct. 1 1987 The 1987 Mountain Heritage Award...

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  • George Vanderbilt established All Souls Episcopal Church in 1896 to serve the workers on his Biltmore Estate near Asheville.  The church was the centerpiece of the village he constructed to house his workers, a community known as Biltmore Village. . .

    All Souls Episcopal Church

    George Vanderbilt established All Souls Episcopal Church in 1896 to serve the workers on his Biltmore Estate near Asheville. The church was the centerpiece of the village he constructed to house his workers, a community known as Biltmore Village. . .

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  • In 1933, Black Mountain College opened near Black Mountain, North Carolina.  Dedicated to the arts, it marked a radical departure from most colleges of the time.  It was an experiment in progressive education and communal work.

    Black Mountain College

    In 1933, Black Mountain College opened near Black Mountain, North Carolina. Dedicated to the arts, it marked a radical departure from most colleges of the time. It was an experiment in progressive education and communal work.

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  • In 1892, Frances Goodrich, a New England educated Presbyterian Missionary, moved to the Madison County community of Allanstand.  Her goal: to improve the quality of life for mountain families.  Her means was the promotion of traditional crafts to a growing American market for authentic handicrafts. . .

    Craft Guild

    In 1892, Frances Goodrich, a New England educated Presbyterian Missionary, moved to the Madison County community of Allanstand. Her goal: to improve the quality of life for mountain families. Her means was the promotion of traditional crafts to a growing American market for authentic handicrafts. . .

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  • The Highlander Folk School was founded in 1932 in Monteagle on Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau.  Its founders envisioned an adult education center where mountain people could tackle community problems. . .

    Highlander Folk School

    The Highlander Folk School was founded in 1932 in Monteagle on Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau. Its founders envisioned an adult education center where mountain people could tackle community problems. . .

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  • In 1928, Bascom Lamar Lunsford turned his vast knowledge of traditional music and his organizational skills to the creation of a local music festival.  The Asheville Chamber of Commerce had long sponsored an annual Rhododendron Festival, highlighting mountain arts and crafts. . .

    Mountain Dance and Folk Festival

    In 1928, Bascom Lamar Lunsford turned his vast knowledge of traditional music and his organizational skills to the creation of a local music festival. The Asheville Chamber of Commerce had long sponsored an annual Rhododendron Festival, highlighting mountain arts and crafts. . .

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  • In May 1867, having been led by the spirit of God, newly freed slaves from Charleston joined with their ministers to establish the Mud Creek Missionary Baptist Church in East Flat Rock, North Carolina.  With no permanent meeting house and only circuit riding clergymen. . .

    Mud Creek Missionary Baptist Church

    In May 1867, having been led by the spirit of God, newly freed slaves from Charleston joined with their ministers to establish the Mud Creek Missionary Baptist Church in East Flat Rock, North Carolina. With no permanent meeting house and only circuit riding clergymen. . .

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