Hidden History of the Toe River Valley

by Michael C. Hardy

Book Overview

Tales from North Carolina's high country.

The Toe River winds its way past the peaks of Mount Mitchell and into the valley that bears its name. Mineral mines go back to the earliest days of Yancey County and encouraged some of the first settlers to come to the region. Mitchell County's Bakersville experienced violent unrest, with a riot and a lynching, in 1892--but did it actually happen? The section of the Blue Ridge Parkway that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467153826
• ISBN13: 9781467153829
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"