Western North Carolina’s history is as colorful as our October landscape!
Join us for a tour and explore the fascinating events that have shaped the landscape of Western North Carolina. Together, we will discover how the rugged terrain drew in settlers as we gain understanding of how local communities were affected by events that are commonly studied in World and American History textbooks.
Together, we will explore cultures and stories that have spanned through the last centuries and shaped these cherished communities… from prehistory, through history, to the present.
Bryson City is an unforgettable town surrounded by mountains and mystery. Literary greats, famous bear hunters, and extraordinary and compassionate community members are some of the exciting characters that you will hear about from the history of Bryson City, North Carolina.
“The Gilded Age” was the name that Mark Twain coined to satirize political corruption that was prevalent following the Industrial Revolution, in the late 19th Century. On this tour, you will hear about far more scrupulous citizens of Sylva, North Carolina, which was incorporated in 1889.
