Tag Archives: Western North Carolina

Artifacts Stolen from Mountain Gateway Museum

April 3, 2013 – 5:00 pm

OLD FORT — A window was smashed and an exhibit case destroyed at Mountain Gateway Museum in Old Fort over the holiday weekend. An 1851 Navy 44 caliber reproduction revolver and a Civil War era reproduction saber along with a 19th century double barrel shotgun were taken from the museum between its close on Saturday, [...]

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North Carolina Arts Council and Blue Ridge Heritage Area Announce Partnership

March 6, 2013 – 4:30 pm

The Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Partnership and North Carolina Arts Council have partnered to launch a new initiative, the Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina, to promote the rich traditional music heritage in 29 counties in Western North Carolina. The springboard for the initiative is the upcoming release of the new Blue Ridge Music [...]

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Mountain Gateway Museum Celebrates The Emancipation Proclamation

February 1, 2013 – 10:03 am

OLD FORT — In tribute to Black History Month and the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, Mountain Gateway Museum, in cooperation with the McDowell County Public Library, will present a lecture by Dr. Darin Waters on Saturday, Feb. 23, at 3:30 p.m. at the library in Marion. The talk, Emancipation, A Crime Against Humanity? [...]

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Mountain Gateway Increases Fall Visitation

December 4, 2012 – 12:01 pm

OLD FORT — Visitation to Mountain Gateway Museum in Old Fort for October 2012 was up 79.3 percent over October 2011. The three day Oktoberfest, an increase in school groups and more on-site weddings all contributed to the increased October numbers. “In addition to a beautiful fall season here in the mountains, numerous factors have [...]

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Change and Tradition in Western North Carolina Symposium

October 17, 2012 – 9:22 am

ASHEVILLE — Pesky alcohol enforcement agents and railroads coming to the mountains will be among topics explored at the symposium, “Change and Tradition: Exploiting Western North Carolina 1877-1900  A History Symposium” on Oct. 26 and 27, in Asheville at the Reuter Center, UNC-Asheville. It is presented by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and the Western [...]

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Western Regional Archives to Open August 13

August 6, 2012 – 3:42 pm

ASHEVILLE – The Western Regional Archives (WRA), located at the Department of Cultural Resources‘s Western Office at 176 Riceville Road in Asheville, will officially open Monday, Aug. 13. Administered by the State Archives of North Carolina, the WRA collects, preserves, and makes publically accessible archival materials reflecting the culture and history of western North Carolina. “With [...]

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