Long before the last family departed, settlers in a remote corner of Yancey County gave their mountain town the name Lost Cove. Years later, the choice seems prophetic. The once-thriving community has returned to nature, tucked out of sight, lost to all except historians and hikers.
Crafted in Carolina: Thomas Built Buses
We can't help but feel proud knowing that these sturdy school buses were dreamed up and built right down the road.
Preserving History
Earl Kirkland shares stories of the Great Flood of 1940 with visitors of the Swain County Heritage Museum.
Back in the Day: Savior of the Soil
Learn how Wadesboro native Hugh Hammond Bennett became North Carolina’s “Father of Soil Conservation.”
The 1940s: The Deluge of 1940
Mountain communities bear the brunt of the decade’s most deadly Atlantic storm — forever changing our western landscape.
Back in the Day: A Wolf Wedding
After nearly 40 years of marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Wuf can teach us a thing or two about wedded bliss.
The 1940s: The Home of the Airborne
After the Great War, the army planned to mothball a sandhills airfield. But when the United States is pulled into another conflict, the base is reborn with a new purpose and a new name: Fort Bragg.