PLACES in the Etowah Valley

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Bridge over Gash Creek, Old Highway 64, circa 1920
Before the mid 1950s, Old Highway 64 was the main road through the farming community of Etowah.  According to a family member, these two photographs of the bridge over Gash creek were taken after the road was relocated and the bridge rebuilt.  Based on the age of the Gash twins below, the time period is circa 1920.
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Bridge on Old Hwy 64 looking towards what is Hwy 64, Brevard Rd, circa 1920. The Gash family home is on the left. The Train Depot was a little farther down the road on the right. Courtesy of Gash Family.

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Gash twins, William and Winborn, around age five (?), on the bridge over Gash Creek, circa 1920. Courtesy of Gash Family.

A BOARDING HOUSE in Etowah, the VALLEY VIEW HOTEL, circa 1908, 1913
​& nearby Horse Shoe, Blantyre, Penrose
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​In July 1908, Margaret Indiana Stewart Gash placed a classified ad  for boarders in the Montgomery Times penny paper, Montgomery. Alabama.

The Times states in a note to her, "We will insert this advertisement seven times for $1.04.  The TIMES is the best summer resort medium in the South.  If you take this advertisement with us, you will be pleased with the results."
Right, a 1913 tourism publication lists hotels and boarding houses in "Greater Western North Carolina," including the VALLEY VIEW HOTEL in Etowah, the Gash homestead pictured above, operated by Mrs. J. L. Gash.  $5.00 - $6.00 per week, No. Guests 12.

And more in nearby communities:
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Horse Shoe:  Maplehurst (40 guests), Kinsey House (25), Mountain View Farm (12), Glenco House (30), Mountain View Inn (25), J. P. Johnson (20), Mrs. Nichols (10), R. N. Reed (10).
Blantyre:  Mrs. C. F. Baldwin (10 guests).
Penrose:  L. F. Lyday (30 guests), Penrose Cottage - Mrs. W. L. Talley (25), Mrs. Amanda Clayton (30), W. W. Allison (30), Mrs. R. L. Capps (10).
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Cabin of Judson M. (1880 - 1969) & Susan Fletcher Wilson (1876 - 1951), on Judd Wilson Mountain. They are buried in the Thomas-Fletcher Cemetery. Courtesy of Opal Parkinson.

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Home location and ownership information in discovery and confirmation. A large farm home with four chimneys.

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This great red barn once stood along Etowah School Rd on Dalton/Parkinson land. Courtesy of Opal Parkinson (1924 - 2016).

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Some of the mountains called "The Follies," a special place of stories and scenic beauty.

Blantyre and Pleasant Grove  -  neighbors at the border of Transylvania and Henderson Counties
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Blantyre 1910 - Boarding House & Railroad Depot at Hwy 64 & Grove Bridge Rd. House owned by Shipman Family. Photo: Floy Justus Davidson. Courtesy of Gash Family. A version of this photo also appears in the "Heritage of Henderson County, Vol. II," 1988, ​Henderson County Genealogical & Historical Society, Inc.

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 Four photographs above, courtesy of:  "Heritage of Henderson County, Vol. II," 1988,
​Henderson County Genealogical & Historical Society, Inc.

Top Row:  Bridge out after of the 1916 Flood, French Broad River at Blantyre
Bottom Row:  Outing and Sleigh Ride Pleasant Grove