​" ETOWAH TREASURES "  Memorabilia Exhibit
​2019 September & October at the Etowah Branch Library

 Collected memorabilia and authentic pieces of Etowah Valley history on loan from local residents. A two month exhibit created as part of “Etowah Heritage Day  1889 - 2019.”

CONTRIBUTORS
Bill Barnwell
​Dorothy Dalton Brown
Etowah Elementary School
Grady Brown
Pat Bell Cantrell
Gash Family
Jean Wells Huggins
Wanda Sumner Love
Jessie Norton
Evelyn Allison Sizemore
Mike Williams

& From the estate of: 
​Harold Allison
Henry Strick Dalton
 Annie Sue Mack
Dessie Shelton Norton
Opal Dalton Parkinson
Lloyd "Lefty" Williams
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​​TOP OF CABINET:  reproduction image of a hook rug made by Etowah native Dessie Shelton Norton (1917 - 2008)

SIDE EASEL:  reproduction of 1937  charter document establishing the Etowah Grange #984, "PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY"
Original framed charter may be viewed at the Etowah Library

SHELF 1

SHELF 1

• Orr / Weese Cabin Dough Bowl & Rolling Pin                  circa late 1800  - early 1900s
• Oil Lantern − circa 1919 carried by James Leander Gash (1874-1958) when he helped deliver mail by horse & buggy  
• 1950s Sky Brook Farm half gallon ice cream carton
•  1962 Booklet − “25th Anniversary of Grange, 1937-1962”  
• Class of 1929 Commencement Announcement, Etowah High School, six graduates, R. W. Jones, Principal
•  1947 Trophy for EHS Basketball Team, Henderson Co. Runner-Up  
• 1953 EHS Basketball Ribbon ‘Cheer Pin’ worn in support of team
•  Commemorative Magnet, 1928 EHS, produced for 2002 dedication of new Etowah Elementary School

SHELF 2

SHELF 2

• 1950s Shaving Mug ensemble, brush made of badger hair, Blantyre
•  Sewing Supplies Tin, circa 1950 - 1970s 
• 1950s Fabric Samples used by Pink Margaret Gash (1876-1968),   traveling sales person for National Dry Goods Sales Co.
• 1889 Silver Dollar 
• Etowah Brick piece, capstone
• 1872 Family Bible - New Testament, published 1839 
• 1938 & 1939 “The Chief” - Etowah High School Annuals

SHELF 3

SHELF 3

• ​​​1959 EHS Annual
• 1959 EHS Trophy, First Place, High School Yearbook Roundtable, Cullowhee
• Wood Bowl made from a stair banister salvaged from 1928 Etowah High School, crafted by Harold Allison in 2002
• Wood Butter Mold, 1940 -1950s
• Glass Syrup Pitcher, 1950s
• KARO Syrup Tin, 5 lbs, 1950s 
• Swift Silverleaf Brand, Pure Lard, 4 lbs, 1940s
• Phillip Morris & Co. Ltd., special blend cigarette tin, 1950s
• Calumet Pastry Cutter, 1930s
• Glass Sprinkler for ironing, 1940s
• Milk of Magnesia bottle, 1950s
• Handheld Egg Beater, red wood handle, 1950s

SHELF 4

SHELF 4​​

•  Iron Shoe Last, 1920s  
• Flat Iron & Stand, 1930 - 1940s
• Doll in hand-crocheted clothing, bonnet & shoes, Ideal Co, 1950s  
• Parcel Post Twine, 1970s
•  Cow Bell, 1930s  
• White Enamel Coffee Pot, 1940s
• Glass, hand-turned Butter Churn, 1920s ​

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