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Cliff Diagram
Diagram of the cliff that Charlie Write rescued Gus Baty. Charles Wright received a Carnegie medal and prize money that Helen used to start Helen's Barn after Charles's untimely death. -
"The Search is on for the Original Tune of 'Kidder Cole'" pt 2
Parris, John. "The Search is on for the Original Tune of 'Kidder Cole,'" Asheville Citizen-Times, Sunday, March 19, 1972.
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Cigar Box Guitars
Arrangement of cigar box guitars from Shane Speal's website https://www.cigarboxguitar.com -
Spanish Student Mandolin Orchestra
The first Mandolin Orchestra in North America, the Spanish Student Mandolin Orchestra. Henry Eugene Abbey's "Humpty Dumpty Combination." Image of February 3rd, 1880 performance in Manhattan. The group introduced the mandolin orchestra craze to North America. -
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Highlands Mountain Quartet
The Highlands String Quartet, ca. 1887 with (L to R) Frank Sheldon, Prof. Louis Zoellner, Truman Kelsey J., and Harlan Kelsey (the latter two are sons of town founder, Samuel Kelsey). The picture was taken in front of the Kelsey home. -
German Scheitholtz
The mountain Dulcimer is thought to have been modeled after the German Scheitholtz. -
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Kelsay trail
The trail that was used when Gus Baty fell from Fool's Rock. When Highlands was founded in 1875, there was no road to Whiteside Mountain. So in 1881 Samuel Kelsey began work on a wagon road that began at the north end of 5th Street and ended a quarter-mile from the top of Whiteside Mountain. Completed in 1883, the trail wound for 4½ miles through a forest lined with huge hemlocks. Photograph courtesy of Tammy Lowe. -
Helen's Barn, 1980s
Color image of Helen's Barn taken in the 1980s. During this decade Helen's Barn would celebrate its 50th anniversary and close its doors for good.