Record #:

40621

Author(s):

Mims, Bryan

Abstract:

When it comes to Flat Rock, perhaps recalled more readily are poet Carl Sandburg and his home, Connemara. As the author suggests, the town’s economic foundation in banking and Flat Rock Playhouse also define the town’s identity.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 39 Issue 6, June 2019, p94-96 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967; Connemara; Flat Rock Playhouse (Flat House); Flat Rock--Description and travel; Flat Rock--History; Flat Rock--Buildings, structures, etc.; Henderson County--History; Henderson County--Description and travel; Baring, Charles, 1774-1865

Record #:

24546

Author(s):

Williams, Sadie A.

Abstract:

Glassy Mountain, a spur of the Blue Ridge Mountains, is located in Flat Rock, North Carolina and is a popular site for hikers wishing to visit the Connemara Trails in Henderson County. The author presents some of the area's historical highlights and things to do near the mountain.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 43 Issue 12, May 1976, p16-17, il

Subject(s):

Flat Rock--History; Blue Ridge Mountains--Description and travel; Henderson County--Description and travel; Hiking, Trails; Hiking; Hiking, Trails; Hiking--North Carolina, Western

Record #:

784

Author(s):

Padgett, Mary Jo

Abstract:

A Confederate unit's six-month stay at Woodfield Inn in the southwestern Blue Ridge Mountains is still remembered and celebrated each September in Flat Rock.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 60 Issue 4, Sept 1992, p33-35, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Woodfield Inn (Flat Rock); Flat Rock--History