Railroad at Andrews Geyser, near Old Fort: The coming of the railroad tied North Carolina’s western counties to the rest of the state. It connected people and opened the markets of the east to the goods from the mountains.
North Carolina Postcards, North Carolina Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Stagecoach: Before the completion of the railroad, the primary means of transportation between WNC’s population centers was by stagecoach. Long distances, and rough conditions made for harrowing journeys between the scattered population centers in the “Land of Sky.”
The Hendersonville Times-News
The Arrival — Valdese monument: This photo takes place at the monument the town of Valdese erected for its 125th anniversary. The actors are portraying the Waldenses as they got off the train on May 29, 1893, and knelt in prayer.
The Waldensian Heritage Museum, Valdese, North Carolina
OLD FORT — Journey Stories, a poster exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), will open Saturday, Nov. 4, at the Mountain Gateway Museum, 24 Water St., in Old Fort.
Railroad at Andrews Geyser, near Old Fort: The coming of the railroad tied North Carolina’s western counties to the rest of the state. It connected people and opened the markets of the east to the goods from the mountains.
North Carolina Postcards, North Carolina Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Stagecoach: Before the completion of the railroad, the primary means of transportation between WNC’s population centers was by stagecoach. Long distances, and rough conditions made for harrowing journeys between the scattered population centers in the “Land of Sky.”
The Arrival — Valdese monument: This photo takes place at the monument the town of Valdese erected for its 125th anniversary. The actors are portraying the Waldenses as they got off the train on May 29, 1893, and knelt in prayer.
The Waldensian Heritage Museum, Valdese, North Carolina
