This picture of the Whittier, N.C., railway depot possibly dates from 1909. When enlarged, the 'Train Schedule' sign, seen at the far right of the building, appears to have a handwritten date of July 16, 1909. The 'Whittier' sign over the doorway...
On September 18, 1915, a crowd estimated at 3,000 people arrived in Sylva, N.C., to attend the dedication of the Civil War monument. The monument had been located prominently on the steps leading up from the town's main street to the new Jackson...
The Tennessee & North Carolina Railroad linked the community of Sunburst, N.C., and its large lumber operation to Canton, N.C., located to the north. Sunburst could be reached by rail in about an hour and fifteen minutes. A July 25, 1913,...
In this scene railroad tracks are seen curving away into the distance and paralleling the French Broad River. This card was cancelled at Asheville, N.C., on August 28, 1908. The 1916 guide book Road Maps and Tour Book of Western North Carolina,...
This page of illustrations from the souvenir album 'Western North Carolina R.R. Scenery,' published in the 1880s, features panels depicting 'Hot Springs Hotel from Passenger Depot' (top left); 'View above Hot Springs' (middle left); 'View on French...
This photograph has a handwritten caption that states, 'This is the the [sic] Passenger Train from Proctor to Ritter with Charley Wilson, Engineer, G.J. Calhoun, Conductor.' Granville Calhoun, seen at the rear of the train in this photograph, was...
