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The Early Years In Bryson City

The Early Years In Bryson City. By: Andrew Watkins Josh Sauer Casey Gross. The Beginning. First Years. Formed in 1871 From Macon and Jackson counties Once named Bear’s Town The name Charleston was selected on June 26, 1871 After 1889 Charleston was changed to Bryson City.

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The Early Years In Bryson City

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  1. The Early Years In Bryson City By: Andrew Watkins Josh Sauer Casey Gross

  2. The Beginning

  3. First Years • Formed in 1871 • From Macon and Jackson counties • Once named Bear’s Town • The name Charleston was selected on June 26, 1871 • After 1889 Charleston was changed to Bryson City

  4. Transportation

  5. First Kinds of Transportation • All first cars were Fords • First Motor Company was established by W.M. Hughes and Robert Abbott

  6. First Automobile • Owned by A. E. Elmore • 1914

  7. Kelly E. Bennett • Owned second automobile • Served 14 years as mayor • 4 years as alderman • 20 years on board of education • Chairman of National Park Development Commission

  8. Train Systems • Train started in 1884 • Before railroad all travel was stage, wagons, or horseback • Before long it extended through Nantahala gorge to Murphy • 4 passenger trains to each way

  9. First Logging Railroad • Built 1901 • Along Big Pigeon River

  10. Religion

  11. Churches • Among first buildings in county • Some served as schools • The first Baptist Church was build in 1877

  12. Schools

  13. Start of Schools • First Schools subscription, held in church buildings • First building solely for schools, erected after the Civil War • Tom Chambers hired for teaching(first teacher)

  14. High Schools • First high school 1907 • One high school served all county • 1911 graduated first class from 3 year high school • Named changed to swain county high school in 1930 • From 1944 through 1970’s all students attended same school

  15. Cont. • 1978 new high school built

  16. Jobs and Businesses

  17. Doctors and Lawyers • DoctorWest first resident physician • First 3 Lawyers were Fred Fisher, R.L. Leatherwood, A.M. Fry

  18. First Telephone System • R.L. Sandridge and Joel Gibson developed first telephone system in 1906 • In 1928 they sold the company to Western Carolina Telephone Company • The early days of the company there was a toll line to Needmore, Almond, and Bushnell

  19. Carolina Wood Turning • Started in a small building in 1903 • Produced wood pumps, porch columns and other wood products • Continued for 83 years and provided jobs for Swain County

  20. Fun and Activities

  21. Things To Do • Being that Swain County is in a rural area there were not many things to do

  22. Thus Ends The Show *Donations to the production cast of this show will be greatly appreciated*

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