On the eastern edge of the Blue Ridge way up in northwestern North Carolina there sits a cabin. Built by hand in the 1880′s it is said by one Martin Brinegar for his bride Carolyn Joines. For six score of years this cabin has watched the seasons roll around the calendar. Winters turning into [...]
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I think it was Marie at Blue Ridge Blog that first pointed me to the Hillbilly Savants Blog. Since her tag line is…”All I need is an outhouse and a dream….” I thought this link back would be appropriate. The shack out back Tennesseans called it the “la-la.” Elsewhere known as the john, the [...] Part of the serendipity that carried us into the mountains of North Carolina can be found in the following description I discovered so long ago. Nestled high in the mountains of North Carolina is a little known corner of the world called Valle Crucis (pronounced valley crew’ sis). First settled over 200 years ago, the [...] When I first started blogging I posted some photos from my North Carolina trips over my Photo Blog. One of the photos has consistently pulled in search engine hits. This is that photo.. Brinegar Cabin on the Blue Ridge Parkway Built circa 1875 by Martin Brinegar. He and his wife, Caroline, raised 3 children, hogs [...] |
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