ETOWAH HERITAGE DAY 1889 ~ 2019
October 19, 2019
Etowah Branch Library
October 19, 2019
Etowah Branch Library
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In October 2019 a heritage celebration took place commemorating 130 years since the establishment of the first community post office in 1889, known as "Money Post Office."
While this was the first known event celebrating Etowah's historical beginnings, the Etowah Grange #984 and F.F.A. Club of Etowah High School sponsored Community Fairs in the fall of 1938, 1939, 1940 and 1941, celebrating the agriculture accomplishments of this developing community. The 2019 event featured commemorative giveaways, historical displays, nine exhibitors, Appalachian live music by Lillian Chase & Company, apple cider & cookies. A special treat was the arrival of the vintage 1926 La France "Parade Engine 16" by the generous participation of the Etowah Horse Shoe Fire & Rescue. Attendees enjoyed climbing aboard and posing with the parade engine which is housed on the ground floor lobby of the EHSF&R building. 
1926 La France Parade Engine arrives at Etowah Heritage Day, driven by Vol. Firefighter Johnny Tate. Following the parade engine in its remarkable journey from the station is EHS Fire Chief Michael Huggins.
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The event logo celebrates our farming heritage, the train that once stopped at the former Etowah Depot on its way from Hendersonville to Toxaway, and the famous "Etowah Brick" produced from 1923 - 1955 at "the Brickyard." The logo includes an image of Etowah Brick from the wall of the former Grange Hall built in 1959.
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EXHIBITORS 4H of Henderson County Etowah Horse Shoe Fire & Rescue Etowah Heritage / Henderson County Genealogical & Historical Society Etowah Lions Club Friends of the Library, Henderson Co. Public Library Henderson County Heritage Museum Historic Johnson Farm Fiber Arts & Heritage Weavers Railroad Historian & Author Jerry Ledford Transylvania Heritage Museum PRESENTED BY Etowah Heritage / Henderson County Genealogical & Historical Society Henderson County Public Library Friends of the Henderson County Public Library |
LILLIAN CHASE & COMPANY
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Preserved farm and cabin artifacts from the John & Jane Clayton Orr homeplace.
left: cradle for cutting wheat middle: oxen yoke right: cabin beam with wooden pegs Courtesy of Pat Bell Cantrell. Additional Farm Display items courtesy of: Grady Brown, estate/dairy farm of Ott & Alma M. Wells, Mike Williams |
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Commemorative giveaways included:
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THANK YOU, ETOWAH
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"Etowah Heritage Day 1889 - 2019" received generous support from many Etowah businesses and organizations. Thank You, all.
Special "thank you's" are noted for the:
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