Etowah NC Heritage
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  • SPECIAL
    • Etowah Heritage Day 2019 - 130 Years
    • Etowah Treasures Exhibit, Sept/Oct 2019
    • Virtual Tour of Selected Historic Places
    • History Displays in Etowah & Library Notebooks
  • TIMELINE/MAPS
    • Timeline 1700 to present
    • Maps
    • Maps - 1838 Formation of Henderson County
  • PHOTOS
    • Memorabilia
    • Places, Early Homes, Other
    • French Broad River & Valley Views
    • People - early times
    • People - later times
    • People - Gash Family descendants
    • Veterans
  • HIST. I
    • Etowah History Notes - Research To Date
    • 1889 Money, then Etowah
    • How Etowah Got Its Name
    • Postmasters 1889 - 1968
    • Etowah Train Depot - 1895 >
      • Trains of Etowah
    • The Railroad - Hendersonville to Toxaway
  • HIST. II
    • 1900 U.S. Census
    • Farms of Early Etowah
    • Historic Etowah High School 1928 - 1960 >
      • 1st Annual 1938 -The Chief
      • Little Chief - Gleanings from
      • Students & Faculty EHS
      • EHS Memorabilia
      • Etowah High School - Memorial Plaque 2014 - HCEHI
    • Historic Schools 1800s - 1928 >
      • Etowah Institute 1911
    • Schools of Nearby Communities
    • Historic Churches
    • Historic Cemeteries >
      • Thomas-Fletcher Cemetery
      • Adopt-A-Cemetery: Thomas-Fletcher
  • HIST. III
    • Sheriff Robert Thomas
    • Civil War Union Monument
    • Orr Cabin Homeplace - early 1800s
    • Mountain Lily - 1881
    • Welsh Colony 1880s
    • Grist Mills
    • Shape Note Traditions
  • HIST. IV
    • Community Fairs 1938-1941, 1950s
    • Stores of Early Etowah
    • McKinna General Store
    • More Business Ads 1938 - 1960+
    • "Etowah Brick" Moland-Drysdale Corp. - 1923
    • Calx Mfg. Company - 1919
    • Camp Peep-Out - 1935
    • Etowah Grange #984 - 1937 >
      • Grange - 25th Anniversary 1937-1962
      • Grange Quilt - 1953
  • HIST. V
    • 1952 - Hatheway Floral Company
    • 1954 - Etowah Lions Club, Park & More
    • 1960s - Growing & Changing
    • 1964 - Etowah / Horse Shoe Volunteer Fire
    • 1966 - Water & Sewer System, Tower
    • 1966 - Etowah Riding Club
    • 1982 - A Library Comes to Etowah
  • Stories
    • Eade Anderson, Reverend
    • Lois Adcock Bayne
    • Emma Louise Curtis Bradley
    • Richard Brown
    • Patricia Bell Cantrell
    • Jerri Whiteside Lambeth
    • Wanda Sumner Love
    • David S. Mallett
    • Opal Dalton Parkinson
    • Jeannie Huggins Revis
    • Glenda Maxwell Simpson
    • Marylin Annette Jones Thomas
    • "The Follies" & "Matilda's Folly"
  • About

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​ETOWAH

Est. 1889

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first known as
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"MONEY" 1889-1898


​Henderson County
North Carolina

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​2024 marks Etowah's 135th community anniversary

Photos from the October 19, 2019 celebration on the grounds of the Etowah Branch Library.

ETOWAH HERITAGE
-  affiliated with  -
​Henderson County Genealogical
 & Historical Society, Inc.​


To discover, learn & preserve
the history of the Etowah Valley​
​828-772-1932  ~  etowah28729@gmail.com ​
Established 2014

New on the website:

  • Thomas-Fletcher Cemetery -  About the Burials

  • Community Fairs 1938 - 1941, 1950s
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  • Stores of Early Etowah
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  • ​​Business Advertisements 1930s / 1940s / 1950s /1960s+
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Volunteer Project 2014 - present

Henderson County Adopt-A-Cemetery Program
Thomas-Fletcher Historic Cemetery
Mowing & Fix-up, April - Oct​

2022 Etowah Heritage Community Project is underway.  Check out the GoFundMe page
https://gofund.me/d0510c8a​

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Visit the Etowah Library and Post Office for displays about Etowah's history, including the original
1937 charter document
​of the Etowah Grange #984.
More about the displays.

E t o w ah

Translation:  " tribal town "

From the Creek / Muskogee Native American word


 ​e t a l w a

To learn more:
​How Etowah Got Its Name
​​Do you have a story, a photo
or memorabilia to share? Click this link to
​Help tell the story of Etowah.​​

This website is dedicated to Etowah ~
To Honor the Heritage & History of the Etowah village community & Her Mountain Valley
To explore, preserve, and celebrate the history and heritage of this community along the French Broad River and Little Mountain, aka "Misty Mountain" (elevation 2420 ft) in western Henderson County, North Carolina.

Today's internet technology brings opportunity to record and share information.  Since 2014, this website aspires to be an educational and research endeavor that will discover more over time through ongoing study and  reaching out to elders, WNC natives and others.

We strive to offer true information, facts, memories, and interesting content for your enjoyment.  Explore the Etowah valley, the mountains, the waters, the people, and the winding road of History from the early days of pioneer settlement to the 1900s.  Thank you for visiting.

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From the 1899 Pisgah Quadrangle Map, showing location of Money Post Office and Money Station, aka the depot. The full 1899 map may be viewed at the Etowah Post Office. Map image courtesy of Gary King.
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Cropped image from: 1905 Rand McNally North Carolina Business Atlas & Shippers' Guide. Red numbers identify rail lines. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division. https://www.loc.gov/item/2014588140/

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Children walking on Etowah School Rd towards Old 64 railroad crossing. On left, behind the train, the roof of Etowah Train Depot, ca. 1920s - 1930s. Photo courtesy of Gash family.

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More Helpful Links:

Henderson County Genealogical & Historical Society, Inc.

HendersonHeritage.com

Henderson County Heritage Museum

Transylvania Heritage Museum

​Center for Cultural Preservation, Hendersonville NC​


​​Western Carolina University - Mountain Heritage Center

North Carolina Folklore Journal
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State Archives of North Carolina
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​DigitalNC - NC Dept of Natural and Cultural Resources

Thank You
WEBSITE ​SPONSORS

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ETOWAH BRANCH on Hwy 64  /  828-890-3600

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Material on this website is collected from various research sources, organizations, individual and family  contributions.  Additional material is original to the website.  It is the nature of research that sources do not always agree, that new information arises over time, and the story is told anew.  This work is intended to complement and weave into the fabric of other similar, ongoing heritage activities for Henderson County.

​With respect, every effort is made to present information in a factual, balanced, and fair manner.   Any possible misrepresentation of fact, mistake, or harm is not intentional
 and may be addressed by contacting the website.

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