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2018

While World War II raged, they restored the mill. From left: A.N. Hylton, C.A. Goad, Scott, Ken McCarter.

Mabry Mill: The History of A Twice Saved Beauty On The Parkway

The most-photographed spot along the 470 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway was nearly lost before the roadway was built. And then again even after it was decided to save it. Old Ed Mabry would sure stand proud at what's happened to his mill.
A dedication to the memory of artist Ben Long's grandfather, the 12' x 27' fresco was completed in 1977.

The Blue Ridge Mountain Frescoes of Ashe County, N.C.

It's Not Just Their Subjects That Are The Stuff Of Miracles
The storm inundated Nelson County with some 630 million tons of water over August 19-20, 1969.

The Storm That Swallowed a County

In late August, 1969, Hurricane Camille produced a once-in-10,000-years inland storm with the strength of a 40,000-megaton nuclear bomb that nearly destroyed Nelson County, Va.
The Last Great Company in Cashiers. N.C. offers all manner of Raggedy Ann dolls.

Raggedy Ann And Andy’s Mountain Home

Alive and Well In The Deep Deep Woods.
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Should We Save the Vanishing Balds? The Forest Service Says “Yes”

The Southern Appalachian regions of North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia contain about 2,500 acres of "balds"-high, open meadows along the ridges of mountain peaks. How they got there and how to keep them there have become hot topics.
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Casually cruising to Claytor Lake in southwest Virginia, I felt like I had come home – back to where it

April 12, 2018

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