Western North Carolina; a history, 1730-1913, Part 63

Author: Arthur, John Preston
Publication date: 1973
Publisher: Spartanburg, S.C., Reprint Co
Number of Pages: 744


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503


Drummer's Home


186, 509 499


Eagle Hotel


491


Eagle's Next


603


Epps Springs


507


Esmeralda Inn 185,


538


Farmer Hotel


494


Fletcher Hotel


185


Flat Rock Hotels


493 506


Garmany's Hotel


242


Grand Central Hotel


508


Grove Park Inn


510 499


Henesea Hotel


187


Hickory Nut Falls Inn


538


Hickory Nut Gap Inn


243


Highlands Hotels


499


Hot Springs Hotel


491,


539


Jefferson Inn


162


Kenilworth Inn


507 507


Linville City Inn


500


Logan's Hotel


538


Manor House, The


508


Marshall Hotels


242


Margo Terrace Hotel


508


Montgomery's


242


Mountain Park Hotel


492,


539


Mundays Tavern


243


Oakland Heights


507


Old Valley Town Inn


507


Osceola Lake Hotel


185


Pinola Inn


483


Regal, The


186


Road Houses


286


Roan Mountain Inn


503


Roaring Gap Inn


501


Sapphire Country Hotels 506


243


Swannanoa Hotel 508


Toxaway Inn


506


Turnpike Inn 243, 256


433


Valley Town Tavern


243, 507


Warm Springs Hotels


47, 243, 492, 539


Franklin Hotel


Halleck Hotel


Langren Hotel


Sherrill's Inn


Valle Crucis Inn


Dula Springs


.


INDEX


681


PAGE


Hotels. Walker's, Mrs. 243,


507


Waynesville White Sulphur Springs 507


White House, The 286


Howard, Benjamin .- A Tory settler 100


Built cabin for herders 82


Took oath of allegiance 354


Howard, Sarah. Married Jordan Councill, Sr. 100


Howard's Knob. Peculiarities of . 529


Howland, Richard S. Made great improvements 510


Howell, John. Commissioners met at home of 168


Hubbard, Xenas. Early resident of Murphy 186


Huguenots, French. Settlers of 1730


13


Hume, R. L. Built hotel and mill .202


203


Hunter, A. R. S. First settler of Murphy


337


Entertained removal officers


337


Daughter of married Dr. Hitchcock


337


Hunters. Unknown, entered wilderness


11


Wallen hunted in 1761 12


522


Were unerring marksmen 255


Weiss hunted with Moravians


62


Account of the first hunters 65


Famous hunters in old days 521


522


Hunting Grounds. French Broad and Swannanoa Valleys were neutral


10


Hyatt, Seth. Sketch of


186


Hyatt, Ute. Noted for integrity


187


Hyde, J. S. Sheriff of Graham


210


Hyman-Hilliard Duel. Account of .369 to


371


Hyman, J. D. Edited newspaper


449


Fought duel 369 to 371


Hurricanes. Described 540


Indentured Servants. Did not come to mountains 14


Indian Boundary Lines. Importance of 51


Tryon's, Meigs and Freeman's, Hawkins, Pickens, etc. . 51 to 54


Decisions as to Indian Reservation of 1783 139, 140


Decision as to Meigs and Freeman's line 139


Indian Massacres. Description of the first 250


Sevier allows massacre of Old Tassal, etc. 117, 118


Indian Mounds .- Numbers found in various localities 10


One near Hayesville and one at mouth of Peachtree. 207


The "Great Nacoochee Mound" 517


Cherokees admit building some 567 For what purposes built 597


Indian Names. Agiqua, name of whole French Broad. 10


Erati, name of over-mountain Cherokees 10


Otari, name of Valley Town Indians 10


Swannanoa, corruption of Shawnee. 11, 598


Fire Hunters by day and by night 252,


682


INDEX


PAGE


Indian Names. Tahkeeosteh, name of French Broad from Ashe- ville down 10


Zillicoah, name of French Broad above Asheville. 10 Nantahala, means Valley of Noon Day Sun 598 Indian Pipes. Found in numerous places 10


Indian Pottery. Found in various places 10


Indian Reservation. Defined; not supported by treaty. 55


Indian Traders. Unknown traders pushed through wilderness Disregarded Tryon's boundary line and were killed.


11


Indian Trails. Two crossed at Asheville 18


Name of one through Swannanoa Gap 11


Indian Treaties. See "Treaties with Indians," in this Index.


Indian Tribes. Ani-Suwali, lived east of mountains


11


Catawbas ruled east of Blue Ridge


10


Catawbas were enemies of Cherokees


10


Reservation of the Tribes thrown into South Carolina


25


Catawbas attacked by Cherokees in 1759 69 Catawbas remained faithful to the whites 69


Cherokees ruled west of Blue Ridge 10


Cherokees sided with French; made treaty, etc. 54


Cherokees crushed by combined forces in 1760 69


Cherokees were peaceful in Haywood before Revolution.


111


Party of stole horses and killed Fine. 111


Entries and grants of Indian lands, void 133,


136


Decisions as to lands of.


139


Act to release purchasers of lands of.


141


Chickamaugas renegades of many tribes .10, 66


Chickamaugas lived near Chattanooga and occupied Nick-a- Jack's Cave


66


Indian Wars. French and Indian, Facts about 67


With Watauga settlements .. 68


With forces from Virginia and the Carolinas. 568, 569, 570


Indian Weapons. How made 597


Insects. Col. Byrd relates facts about 252


Instruments. Of Virginia commissioners questioned, etc ..... 19, 20


Irby and Dellinger. Built Mitchell court house and filed lien .. 201


Irish Presbyterians. Settlers of 1730. 13


Ives, (Bishop) Levi S. Account of his Holy Order at Valle Crucis 430 to 432


Irvin, Gov. Jared. Sent resolutions to Gov. Alexander 34


Asked for new boundary line commission and survey 36


Israel, Ernest. Owns picture of old Asheville. 146


Ivy and Laurel. Met by Strother and Spangenberg 40, 41


"Ivory Slicks." At Hangover Mountain, described. 41


Jacks, (Rev.) Richard. Pioneer preacher 224 Jackson, Andrew. From mountain pioneer stock. 13


Crossed mountains in 1788. 233 Lost horse race .329. 330


Jackson-Avery Duel. Accounts of 357 to 359


51


INDEX 683


PAGE


Jackson County. Early history of 192 to


194


Railroad and improvements 194


Jackson, John. Allowed himself to be sold, etc .. 332


Jarrett, Drake. Owned place in Asheville 147


Jarrett, (Col.) N. S. In ginseng business 170


Typical citizen


173


Early settler of Franklin 174


Sketch of


176


Murdered by Henderson 301


302


House and child burned 302


Jay, (Minister) John. Disregarded instructions 26


Jefferson, Town of. Early history of 161 to 163


Jefferson, Peter. Boundary line commissioner 22


Jeffries' "Hell." Described 533


Jenkins, J. D. Quoted as to Nancy Hanks tradition 324,


325


Jenkins Family. Sketch of


325


Jewel Hill. Contest about court house 195


Johnson, (Rev.) Aaron. Pioneer preacher 224


242


Place of death of 325


Connected with the Lincoln family 326


Johnson, Governor. Conduct as to location of State line. .23,


24


Never dreampt of New River 22


Johnson, (Mr. and Mrs.) Harvey. Owned much of Henderson- ville


184


Johnson, John H. Sketch of


205


Home and hospitality of


341


Johnston, Jackson. Sketch of


177


Johnston, James. Cared for John Lyon


343


Johnston, (Hon.) Thomas D. Sketch of.


648


Johnston, Wm. Built palatial home in Transylvania. 203


Johnston, Wm. Sketch of 172


Jones, (Hon.) A. H. Contractor; sketch of, etc. 242


Jones, (Dr.) Edward R. Trial and death of. 379, 380


Jones, (Rev.) Evan. Translated New Testament into Cherokee 399


Jones, (Hon.) George A. Sketch of. 645


Jones, J. C. Sheriff of Alleghany


197


Jonesboro, Tenn. Largely Presbyterian Franklin convention held at 113


215


Jordan, Joseph P. Helped form Transylvania 202


"Judge" Fax. Bought his freedom 239


Judiciary, "The Exhaustion of" 640,


641


Junaluska. Sketch of, etc. .292, 293


Justice, Amos. Entertained boundary line party 35


Keener, (Rev.) Ulrich. Preached to Cherokees 574


Keener, Joseph. Valuable citizen 192


Kelly, John. Sketch of 176


Kelly, M. H. Built gravity line 510


Johnson, (President) Andrew. Daughter of married


684


INDEX


PAGE


Keith, (Lt. Col.) Forced to resign because of cruelty 603


Kelsey, S. T. "Road Builder" 246


Founded Highlands 499


Kerr, James. Boundary line commissioner.


Kerr, (Col.) J. P. Wrote of newspapers 450


Killian, Daniel. Quarterly meeting held at home of.


218


Visited by Asbury 219 to 222


Gavel from banister of his home. 223


Killian, D. W. Prominent citizen of Clay 208


Kilpatrick, Colonel. Surveyed the Pickens line 53


Kincaid, E. P. Lived near Murphy 187


King, (Rev.) Benjamin. Owned Lowndes Farm 203


King, Johnson. Sketch of 186


King, J. W. Swore in officers 210


King, (Judge) Mitchell. Donated land for Hendersonville 493


Home at Flat Rock


493


College chum of Bismarck 496


Kings Mountain. Sevier's route to 110, 111


Kirby, Colonel. Driven back from raid on Asheville 619


Kirk, (Col.) G. W. Daring raid on Camp Vance 605 to 608


Sketch of in Note 19 627


Kirk's War. Facts about . 640, 641


Kirkland, Bushwhacker and Turkey Trot. Accused of outrages during war 618


Kitchins. Facts about 257


Knotts, D. J. Published Calhoun-Hanks-Lincoln tradition 318


Kukluxing. Fight grew out of prosecution for. 450


Lake Ushery. Was it on French Broad? 528


Lake Superior. Mocha Stone or moss agate from 10


Lambert, Andrew, alias John Perkins. A Scotchman who hunted for the Moravians 65


Land. Facts about 254


Status of Cherokees 587


Land Speculation. Rush for land, large grants 135, 136, 137 Some of largest land holders 138, 140, 141


Land Warrants. To soldiers of French and Indian War 67


Landreth, Stephen. Officer of grand jury 197


Lapland. Former name of Marshall 194


Lashorns. Described in Note 18, page. 58


Lawrence, (Rev. Dr.) Thomas. Started schools in mountains 439


Lawson, John. Boundary line commissioner 19


Leather Breeches. One virtue in 251


Leatherwood, John. Sketch of


170


Leatherwood, Samuel. Mentioned


425


Legislation. Some early 630,


632


Lee, (Col.) Stephen. Sketch of 170


Lenoir, Thomas Isaac. Sketch of 171


Lenoir, (Gen.) Wm. Told of sword tilt 109


.


INDEX


PAGE


Lester, Dr. T. C. Kept first drug store in Asheville


147


Lewis, Gideon. Guide to Boundary line commissioners. 41


Famous as wolf hunter .522, 523


Lexington, Va. Largely Presbyterian 215


Librarian of Congress. Quoted as to De Soto 12


Libraries. Rural School 435


Pack Memorial


508


Donated by Prof. Wing


445


Literary Fund. Account of


Limestone Settlement. Visited by Vance and Neely 43


Lincoln, Abraham. Traditions as to birth 308 to 320


Lincoln, Isaac. Lived in Tennessee and owned slaves. .322 to 326


Lincoln, Mary. Wife of Isaac, and owned slaves. .322 to 326


Lincoln, Thomas. Facts about. 322 to


326


Linney, (Hon.) R. Z. Sketch of 647


Linville City. Early history of


500


Litigation. See also Chapter XVI.


Over John Strother's will


138


Over Indian Reservation line


139


Over Meigs & Freeman's line 139


Over Cranberry Iron mine 141, 557, 558


Tennessee boundary line .56,


57


Two noted law suits in Alleghany 199


Over laying off town lots in Sparta 197


Builder's lien on Mitchell court house 201


Over Buck Forest 204


Over Junaluska's farm 293


Little Carpenter. Agreed to Henderson purchase 87


Little, Will. Boundary line commisioner 20


Littleton, Governor. Defeated Cherokees in 1760 54


Locke, (Judge) Francis. Stories of 375


Locust Old Field Church. Established by 224


Logan, (Judge) G. W. Sketch of 404 Logan, Robert. Chain bearer 39


Long, (Rev.) J. R. Built school


193


Long Hungry Branch. Name derived from 212


Lost Cove. Railroad on viaduct in passing through 9 Where Nollechucky breaks through mountains 44


In disputed territory 57


Moonshiners' heaven


334


Lottery. For Newton Academy


386


For Dahlonega gold lands


575


Loudon, Fort. See "Fort Loudon."


174


Owned Gold Spring


192


Love, (Captain) Robert. Sketch of 174


Love, (Col.) James Robert. Sketch of 171


Love, (Dr.) Levi. Sketch of 177


Love, John B. Sketch of


192


Love, Dillard. Early resident of Franklin


685


420


686


INDEX


PAGE


Love, (Col.) Robert. Boundary line surveyor 31


Piloted boundary line party. 45


Boundary line commissioner 48


Military career disclosed by pension papers 108


Veteran of Revolution


112


Thirty years presidential elector 126


Founder of Waynesville


127


Defeated Felix Walker for clerk


Named Waynesville


127,


127 169


Sketch of


124 to


126


Won horse race 329, 330


Love, (Dr.) Samuel L. Sketch of 171


Mount Love named for 299


Love (Gen.) Thomas. Boundary line commissioner 29


His famous race with Hoodenpile 128


Sketch of 128,


129


Longest continuous term in legislature 129


Elected speaker of Tennessee senate 129


Saved lives of two of Sevier's sons 128


Loven Family. Came from Ducktown


212


Lovill, (Col.) Edward F. Sketch of


623


Low, L. D. Quoted as to No Man's Land.


41,


42


Low, T. A. Quoted


10


Lowery, Woodbury. Quoted as to C. C. Jones' statement. 12


Lowndes Farm. Facts about


203


Lowrie, (Col.) James M. Sketch of 196


Ludwell, Phillip. Boundary line commissioner 19


Lunsford, Micajah. Col. Jarrett murdered near home of 301


Lusk Family. Sketch of 196


Lusk, (Col.) Virgil S. Fought Shotwell 450


Lyle, (Dr.) James M. Sketch of 175


Lyon, Archibald O. Sketch of 206


Lyon, Captain. His raid into Graham county 618, 619


Lyon, John. Pathetic story of 343


Macon County. Early history of. 173 to 175


MacRae, Donald. Helped develop Linville City, etc. 246


Madison County. Early history of 194 to 196 Madison, (Prof.) R. L. Established and conducted school. 438 Malone, John & Co. R. R. contractors, sketch of 474


Malone, (Major) W. H. Edited the Expositor 451 Marshall, Town of. Early history of. 194,


195


Martin, (Mrs.) Hetty. Helped colored people. 444, 445 Martin, (Col.) J. G. Promoted many improvements


Part owner of The Citizen 451


Built and operated street railway 509


Martin, (Gen.) J. G. Sketch of 621, 622


20


Lovick, J. Boundary line commissioner


Service in Watauga Settlements 118 to 120


687


INDEX


PAGE Martin, (Gen.) J. G. War experiences in Asheville, etc. .. 619 to 639


"War Governor's Right Hand" 637, 638


Martin, Robert. Sketch of 205


Mason, David. Hanging of


376


Masons, Free. Saved Clem Osborne from death 617


Mast Family. Sketch of 190,


352


Mast, (Mrs.) Finley. Wove rugs for President 260


Mast, Wm. and wife. Poisoning of 347


39


Mathews, Mussendine. Boundary line commissioner Tory or cynic?


39


Maule, (Col.) Wm. Boundary line commissioner


19


May, 1775. "Free-lances, fast ripening for"


19


May, Mark. Sketch of 175,


176


Maynard Brothers. Early settlers of Glade Creek


197


Mayo, Mr. Charged with grafting 20


McAnally, (Rev.) David R. Home in Asheville 147


Founded first newspaper in Asheville 449


Sketch of 449


McCay, (Judge) Spenge. Stories of cruelty about 374, 375


McCloud, (Captain) C. M. Sketch of 395


McClure, George and Wm. H. Sketches of 207


McConnell, (Rev.) Fred. C. Distinguished preacher 208


McConnell, Wm. First register deeds of Clay 205


McCormick, Cyrus T. Of mountain pioneer stock 15


109


McDowell, (Gen.) Charles. Went to Watauga Settlements Entered land at Cherry Fields 204 108


Owned Old Fields


McDowell Family. Sketch of 70, 71


McDowell, "Hunting John." Sketch of 70, 71


McDowell, (Gen.) Joseph. Boundary line commissioner 39


McDowell, Silas. Early settler of Macon


174


Posthumous account of duel 359 to


368


Sketch of


427


McDunn, Isaac. Home of, in Asheville 150


McFalls, "Neddy." Stories of 335,


336


McGaha, Samuel. Killed Indian by mistake 336


McGhee, James and James L. Mentioned 170


McGhee, Jordan. Killed snakes 100


McGuire, (Captain) George. Suspected of treachery 625


McKendree, Rev. Mr. Preached at Killian's 218


Mckinney's-on-Toxaway. Boundary line commissioners delib- erate at 29. 30


McKune, Frank. Built palatial home 203


McMillan, F. J. Appointed clerk 159


Commissioner of Ashe County to lay off lots. 197 McMinn, Nathan. Built store and hotel. 202


McNair's Grave. Victim of Removal cruelties 599


110


McDowell, Charles. Once owned Old Fields 108,


39


Mathews, J. Chain bearer


688


INDEX


PAGE McNamee, Charles. Declared trust held by him. 444


McQueen, Samuel. Helped rescue Cleveland. 105


Meabin, James. Organized corps of surveyors. 174


Meadows, The. Large springs there. 529


Mears, James B. Residence and store of. 147


Mebane, James. Boundary line commissioner 48 Memminger, (Hon.) C. G. Home at Flat Rock 493


Mecklenburg Declaration. First for American Independence ..


Bancroft quoted on the "Resolves." 96


Medicines. Facts about. 257


Meigs & Freeman's Line. Account of. .51 to 53


Meigs, J. Scientist for State-line survey. 34


Meigs Post. Location of. 49, 52


Meigs, Return Jonathan. Sketch of. 51 to


401 54 Merchants and Miners Bank. A. T. Davidson elected president,


Merrimon, (Judge) J. H. Expressed his opinion of board of directors 463


Merrimon, (Hon.) Augustus S. Held court in Bakersville 201


Dr. Baird's tribute to 384


Messer, Christian and John. Veterans of Revolution. 112 Meteor of 1860. Described by Gen. Clingman 306 271


Metheglen. Facts about.


Methodists. Early appearance of.


14


Got ahead of Presbyterians.


215


Sent Ulrich Keener to preach to Cherokees. 574


Mexico. Expansion of U. S. at expense of predicted. 26


Michaux, Andre. Visited summit of Grandfather mountain


513


Sang Marseillaise there. 513


Sent flower seeds and shrubs to Paris. 513


Taught settlers how to prepare for market. 523 Michaux, F. A. Sketch of. 513


Middleton, Henry. Boundary line commissioner 29


Milesian Irish. Settlers of 1730. 13


Military Roads. Built by Gen. Scott's orders 238 Milk Sick. Rhinehart died of. 49


Facts and fancies about. .523,


524


Nancy Hanks died of, Note 11, page.


527


Price died of.


336


Miller, David. Facts about. 528,


529


Miller, Thomas. Had iron forge built. 559


Mills, "Father." Asbury preached at home of. 222


Mills, grist. Facts about 281,


282


Mineralogy. See Chapter XXIV. Where to get facts about. 542 Minerals. facts about. 543 Mines and Mining. See Chapters XXIV, XXV.


Evidences of early mining 12


Talc, copper and nickel in Jackson. 194


Dates of working old Iron mines. .276, 277


Pioneer Thors and forges. 277 to 279


14


INDEX 689


PAGE


Mines and Mining. De Soto heard of mines in Chisca 518


Swift & Munday mine tradition. 529


Prehistoric workings. Facts about. 552 The "Specimen" State. Facts about. 553


Ancient Diggings. Facts about. 553


Sink Hole mines. Facts about. 553


Garrett-Ray mines. Facts about 553


Old mining in Clay. Facts about. 554 555


Mica Mines in Ashe. Facts about. .553,


Mica Mines elsewhere. Facts about.


555


Uses for mica. Facts about.


555


Corundum and Emery. Facts about.


555


Kaolin. Facts about.


562


Cranberry mines. Litigation over


415 to


418


Other facts about.


547, 557, 558


Other iron mines.


.547, 548, 559


Copper mines. Facts about.


.548, 560, 561 549 to 557


Talc mines. Litigation over. 418 562


Other facts about.


Marble quarries. Facts about. 563, 564


Other minerals. Facts about 561 to 565


Adams-Westfelt Copper mine.


Litigation


413,


414


Davidson River Iron Works. Built by 559


Lane's Iron Works .. 249


Miro, Minister. Western leaders corresponded with 120, 121


Mission Farm. Facts about.


207


Posey's connection with.


224


Established by Baptists 574


Mitchell, Anderson. Presiding justice. 197


Mitchell County. Early history of.


200 to 202


Mitchell, (Prof.) Elisha. Highest peak named for. Monument to memory of.


299


Measured high peaks, controversy, etc. .298,


299


Mitchell, Mount. Controversy over first measurement of. .. 297,


Mitchell's Peak. See Mount Mitchell.


Mitchell, Wm. L. Justice and foreman of jury 197


10


Molyneaux, Consul. Built at Flat Rock. 496


493


Moody, John and Reuben. Good citizens 170


Moody, James. Quoted as to Cherokees, See Chapter XXVI. 649


Moody, (Hon.) James M. Sketch of.


196


Moonshine and Moonshiners. At Limestone Cove in 1799 Miss Morley's defense of. 16


43


Facts about 257, 271, 273


Monteith, Wm. Sketch of. 209


Montgomery's Line. Facts about 31


W. N. C .- 44


299


Mocha Stone. Found near Banner Elk


Molyneaux Home. At Flat Rock.


Moody, Wm. Early settler of Madison


178


Corundum mines. Facts about


690


INDEX


Monuments. None at Fort Loudon


70


On site of Boone's cabin. 83


Boone Trail markers. 94


None to Richard Henderson 94


On Sevier's trail.


124


To Otway Burns


179


To Junaluska.


211


War Monument at Elizabethton 275


To Elisha Mitchell 299


To Governor Vance. 508


Pack Memorial Library 508


To soldiers of Confederacy 653


To General Clingman. 653


Lines to Vance's, Asheville 657


Moore, Andrew. Early resident of Cherokee 187


Moore, Charles. Had iron forge built. 559


Col. Davidson's recollections of. 99


Moore, Daniel K. Sketch of.


207


Moore, (Judge) Fred. Sketch of.


399


Moore, John. Boundary line commissioner


34


Moore, John C. County Commissioner, sketch of, etc. 205,


206


Moore, W. Opened first hotel. 202


Moore, (Capt.) Wm. Sketch of 99


Moore, (Capt.) Wm. P. Sketch of. "Every Inch a Soldier" 206


Moravians. Described.


61


Laws for relief of. 632


Moretz Family. Sketch of.


191


Morganton. Largely Presbyterian 215


Morley, Miss W. W. Quotations from her Carolina Mountains,


14, 16, 17


Morris, Gideon. Married Yonaguska's daughter to Welch


187


Morris, Robert. Had interests in North Carolina, etc. 145


Town named for him 145


Morrison, Mrs. Rose. Residence of. 148,


149


Morrison, (Rev.) Wm. Facts about. 150


Morristown. First name of Buncombe court house 145


Moseley, Edward. Boundary line commissioner 19, 20


Moss Agate. See "Mocha Stone."


Moss, Henry. Man of integrity 187


186


Mountains. General facts about. 9


Mountain Meadows. See "Balds."


Mountain Island. Evidences of prehistoric lake near 528


Mount Mitchell. Controversy over measurement of. 297, 299


Mud Creek Falls. In Georgia or North Carolina. 37


Mulatto Mountain. Why so named. 164


Mulberry Fields. Owen lived near and Bryant owned. 65


Mulberry Trees. Seen by De Soto. 12


Munday, (Capt.) A. P. Sketch of. 176


PAGE


Mount, G. R. Sketch of ..


69


INDEX


PAGE


Munday, (Capt.) A. P. Hunted bears on mountains 531


Munday, Stephen. Sketch of. 176


Murphy, Town of. Early history of. 185, 186


Murphy, Wm. Wandering musician .349, 350


Musters. Facts about 270, 284, 346


Nails. Made by hand. 71


Natural Bridge. Described .. 535


Nanakatahke. Facts about. 572


Nansemond. Governors met at 21


Nantahala. Mentioned in treaty 48, 56


Nashville. Site of visited in 1767 12


Formerly the Cumberland settlement and French Lick. 123


Neal, O. F. and Benjamin. Story of. 330


Neely, (Maj.) James. Commissary of Boundary line party. 39


Brought in a "recruit of bacon" 46


Negro Mountain. Falling of cliff of. 293


Why so named. 164


Neilson. Visited by Asbury 216, 219, 220


Nelson, David. Sketch of. 169


New Echota. Location and adoption of as capital 573


New River. Its discovery a surprise. Hence name 22


Newland. History of 213


Newspapers. See Chapter XVIII.


Newton Academy. Facts about.


423, 424


Newton, (Rev.) George. Heard Asbury preach. Almost a Methodist Sketch of 423,


424


Nick-a-Jack's Cave. Description of. 66


Nick-a-Jack Old Town. Its distance from State line post. 51


Nicodemus, (Private) Wm. Grave of


336


Norris Family. Sketch of.


100


Norton, Barak. Sketch of


498


Norton, Mrs. Killed bear 341


Norton Family. Sketch of 499


Norton, J. E. Sketch of. 451


Norton, Misses. Own Urghart house 493


Norwood, (Judge) Wm. L. Sketch of. 397


Oconostota. Signed treaty. 86, 87


Officers. Few given to the West. 642, 643


Oil and Gas. Facts about. 563


Old Fields. Facts about.


62, 63, 101, 103, 108, 109


Old Fields of Toe. History and legends of. 213


Olds, (Col.) Fred A. Account of duel.


358


O'Neal and Sherman. Frozen in Unakas 209


Order of the Holy Cross. Account of. 480


Organdizer. A Cherokee living in Graham 212


Orphan Strip. Walton War over. 33


217


222


692


INDEX


PAGE


Orr, David. His cabin 41


Sketch of. 211


Orr, (Hon.) James L. Knew of Calhoun-Hanks-Lincoln-tradition 318 Osborne, Jonathan. Made Captain of Home Guard. 626


Owen, Hunter. On head of Yadkin. 65


Pack, G. W. Gave library and other gifts. 434, 508 Paddy Mountain. No reason why so named. 164


Paint Rock. Described. 539


"Painted Rocks." Boundary line party reached. 46 No animal pictures there now, if ever. 47


Palisades. Old river bed cross channel at. 528


Palmer, (Col.) J. B. Commissioner to settle dispute. 200


Mr. Skyles died at home of 432


Kirk's men burned his home 608


Parker & Carter. Opened store in wilderness. 67


Parks, (Mrs.) Cynthia. A Civil War Joan of Arc. 616


Parks, James H. Donated land. 197


Commissioner to lay off lots. 197


Pass, Richards. Early settler of Clay 207


Patrician Settlements. Described. 495


Patterson, John. Elected first sheriff of Clay 205 Patterson, Lindsay. Facts about him and his farm.


502


Patterson, (Mrs.) Lindsay. Chairman of Boone Trail committee Patton Family. Large and influential. 204


94


Patton, (Miss) Fanny L. Published Woman's Edition 146


Patton, George. Early settler in Macon 173


Patton, James. Owned Eagle hotel 149


Referred to by Asbury. 221


Patton, James W. Owned part of Asheville, etc. 147, 149


Had iron forge built. 559


Patton, (Col.) John. Boundary line commissioner 29


Was county surveyor of Buncombe. 77


Was father of Lorenzo and Montraville 77


Patton, John E. Owned Warm Springs. 492


Patton, (Dr.) John W. Sketch of. 186


Patton, Montraville. Owned land in Asheville. 148


Helped form Henderson County


181


Patton, N. M. First representative of Transylvania 202


451


Paxton Family. Lived at Cherryfield.


203


Peace. Efforts to restore.


639


Pearl Oysters. Found by De Soto's party


12


Pearson, Isaac A. Built courthouse. 202


Pearson, (Hon.) Richmond. Forced completion of railroad. 480


Got no-fence law passed. 641


Pease, (Rev. ) L. M. Started Five Points Mission. 439


Conveyed property to Home Mission 439


Patton, (Captain) Thomas W. Owned Citizen Sketch of


454


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INDEX


PAGE Pease, (Rev.) L. M. Started colored Industrial School. 443


Peavines, Wild. Mentioned by Spangenberg. 63


Facts about ... 521


Peggy's Hole. Account of. 334


Peltries. Facts about. 253, 254, 255, 264, 265


Penland, Harvey. Commissioner of Clay 205


Penland, Robert A. Conveyed land for county seat. 201


Penland, Wm. Early settler of Madison 196


Pennell, Joshua. Freed slaves. 349


·Penniman, W. T. Helped build street railway 509


Pensions. To officers and soldiers 134


135


Perkins Family. Sketch of .102, 106, 107


Perkins, John. Facts about.


65


Perkins, Timothy and Joseph. Facts about rescue of Cleveland,




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