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THE FRANKL!N PRESS mi THE HIGHLANDS MACONIAN
THURSDAY, JUNE 31V 133
HIGHLANDS HAS
MODERN ROADS
(Continued from page one)
be built up the ' Cullasaja' gorge.
Others, including Doctor Lucas,
who once operated ;he . Corundum
Hill mines, ana joitn. Corbin, o.
Gneiss, wantea a road built up the
Cullasaja ' river, to r-.gtuands. bm
few took the suggesnons seriously.
Three-Stolen Highway
Orie-inallv the outlet to South
Carolina was by way of Horse!
Cove, dropping steeply from , the
Blue Ridge divide, and was hardly
more than a trail. Today a well
PTadrd hitrhwav descends the slopes
of Satulah mountain. It has; just!
been surfaced with traffic bound
macadam to the Georgia line, sev
en miles away. This is the be
ginning of the Three-States high
way, leading to Walhalla, S. C, 32
miles distant. With the exception
of nine mile of improved dirt
road in Georgia, the route is en
tirely surfaced.
A 17-mile motor trip through a
portion of the Nantahala Nation
al forest carries a traveler from
Highlands to Dillard, Ga. The
route is always smooth and is
easily traveled in dry weather, but
is undependable in rainy weather
or in winter. The first three miles
from Dillard are surfaced, and
also the first one and a half miles
from Highlands. The latter link
leads to the Highlands Country
club, and has just been surfaced
with traffic-bound macadam.
Probably the logical outlet into
Georgia is over the Three-States
highway to Pine Mountain, Ga.,
from where an improved forest ser
vice road leads to Clavton. Sur
facing of the link from Pine
Mountain to Oayton has .been
under consideration for several
months. ;
An improved road to Horse Cove
was constructed by the Forest serr
ule' ii.is taken over tho roaii and
Junuced it with rock' screenings.
roLi iioii,e cove the road leads j
u casnius, wueic u p.ua uo.
i..i' tion" has also recently been
impioved by the highway aepu.i
iiii.t, and oners a delightful scenic
d.ive. Beyond Horse cove, , in
.vVhiicsidcs cove, unusual views of
the face of Whitcsides mountain
:an be' obtained. Nearer Cashiers;
the route passes Grimshawes, the
smallest post office in the United
States. '.''.'
For. years progressive Highland
ers have talked of good roads, and
come had come to believe that the
only roads Highlands was ever to
have were those constructed in the
air castles of talkative citizens be
side a grocery store stove. High
lands, with ideal outlets east and
west in North Carolina, now is
InnWine to the completion of the
surfacing on Three-States route,
and to the opening of a surfaced
outlet into' Georgia. . .
HIGHLANDS HAS
UNIOUEHISTORY
(Continued from page one)
for miles over vast mountains and
valleys. '
The first step of these two ex
plorers was to purchase 800 acres
en "the west plateau of Satulah
Mountain . it was from the top of
Satulah that they got their bear
ings in order to survey the town,
which was accomplished with a
pocket compass. This was done
with the aid of Charles N. Jenks,
noted miner and explorer, who was
here at that time. A street was
then cut through the center of the
future town, running almost duel
east and west. This street, was
then merely a path in the dense
vn gin forest, it is now vMaia
Stieet and one section now in
cludes Highway 28.
Ho-tjm Erected'.."' '''...
The next task to be performed
was to build homes for themselves
and their families. Hutchinson was
given ,jHe choice of a 42-acre tract
on either side of Main street and
he selected the side on which "Cor
rymec'.a," the home, of Mr. and
Mrs. P. TFarnsworth, now stands.
Captain Kelsey took the opposite
side. These pioneers then, with
the aid of some of the men who
are yet living, here, built sturdy
homes, using massive, hand-squared,
white pine logs, placed upright in
the way that the old-time stock
ades were built. But to avoid the
rough appearanec of a stockade,
the walls were weatherboarded on
the inside, and clap-boarded on the
outside. "
Kanohah Lodge, which has since
been remodeled and is owned by
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Harris, of
Cuba, was the house built by Kel
sey , in which he and his family
lived. This house is near the base
of Satulah, while Sunset mountain
rises above it to the east. Mr. and
Mrs. Patrick Farnsworth now own
and occupy "Corrymeela," Hutchin
son's former home, which still
stands just as it was when built by
those early settlers.
From its earliest days, Highlands
was known as a health resort. The
founders then prepared circulars
and advertisements which they sent
to the ague shaken people of Kan
sas and adjacent states, and within
two years quite a number of peo
pie were living in the little settle
ment of Highlands.
Some of the first settlers who
brought their families and built
homes here were Mr. and Mrs. T.
Baxter White, who came from
Massachusetts. Mr. White was the
first postmaster here. J. Jay SmlA
came here in 1878 from Indiana-
He owned and operated ,thc Sat
saw mill here. His is the distwc- ;
tion of manufacturing the first
doors and sashes used inHighlaads.
Dr, H. T. O'Farrell journeyed t
Highlands trom Kansas, ana mi -Rlanchard
from New' HampsluMV , -
whose home was on the site of the
present Methodist parsonage t
William Munger of "New TnrV
State came here, and Chestnut
Burr Cottage, .which is still stand
ing and occupied, -was "built fcr
Dr. Kibbie, ; of Kansas. Wilry
Smith still living here, -also came
from Georgia a few years after
the foundine of Highlands. Toh
Durgin, also still "here, of Mas
sachusetts, settled in the new town;
H M. Bascom. of Iowa, and L
Heacock, of Kansas, were als
among the pioneers. S. r. Rave-.
el, summering here with his fam
ily, built the first summer Tiamr
to be erected in Highlands, jna-
son M. codd came wun nis ranmj
frnm Wisconsin and brought .Wtk
him the first Jersey" cattle that
came to the town. W, B. Ueave
land nf Connecticut was also one
of the first settlers and gathered
one of the finest collections ot Io
nian relim in the. states, which ca
now be seen in the High1as4f
museum. The people Tived an ideal
pioneer life. Lumbering -was annus
the chief occupations. ,
School EtUblUhed
The trip to Walhalla, whidi
now made in an hour and ,a baH,
was ' made ' in ' those days over a
rough road,' the only exit' from .
Highlands, which can throng
Horse Cove and Frarikun. Tbi
was a full day's journey.
During the 'formation ol Higlh-
A PRATER
Give me a good digestion, Lorfl,
And also something to digest
Give me a healthy. body. Lord,
With sense to keep it at its best
The Highlands Country
Offers-
Club
Hi - -
N 13-hole golf course (Par 70.) Designed by Donald
-Ross, it is one of the best and sportiest courses in the
Southland it is always kept in first class playing con
dition. Golf professional at club all season.
TWO Prince Edward Island Bent grass tennis courts
that will please the most discriminating devotees of
lawn tennis.
IDEAL clubhouse facilities, with every comfort and
convenience. i '
Highlands Country Club
Highlands, North Carolina
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