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rutherfordton

Downtown

Downtown: Rutherfordton

Historic inns, innovative restaurants, fun for all ages: Exciting things are happening in this small town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, just as they have been for centuries.

by Katie King
Farm Tour

Free-Range Life at Hardscrabble Hollow Farm

Larry McDermott and Anita Saulmon gave up a fast-paced life to rule the roost on a small farm in the foothills of North Carolina.

by Bryan Mims
Food

Melting Pot: Miso in Rutherfordton

When John and Jan Belleme wanted to make miso soup in the U.S., they searched for a place that matched the climates the soup required. What they found was Rutherfordton.

by Susan Stafford Kelly
Western

An Essay On Rutherfordton, From A Native Daughter

Anyone who has ever lived in — and left — a small town knows what it’s like to return. In a step-by-step journey of memory, a writer recaptures her hometown and lets the groundswell of emotion remind her how much she loved it there.

by Susan Stafford Kelly

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