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Our Avery County: The many peaks of Grandfather Mountain (opens the original)
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Our Avery County: John T. Wilder and the development of the Southern Appalachians (opens the original)
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Within any community, growth requires a mix of locals and outsiders. Over the years, we have talked about some of these locals, men like T.D. Vance, âthe mica king,â and Henry Von Cannon, along with non-locals like Howard Marmon and Edgar Tufts. Another name to add to the later column is John T. Wilder. Unlock the rest of the article with a new subscription. Your support strengthens local journalism. Subscribe now for full access to local reporting, breaking news, and more. Keep it Clean. Pl
Our Avery County: Candy stripers of Avery County (opens the original)
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Avery County once had numerous individuals who served as âCandy Stripers.â No, they did not work in a confectionerâs shop. They were hospital volunteers, often high school or college students. During the later years of World War II, there was shortage of nurses. Many nurses were sent overseas or were tied up with state-side military hospitals. A civics teacher in New Jersey brought in pink and white fabric and the ninth and tenth graders sewed uniforms. After completing Red Cross training,
Our Avery County: On toward the end of the 20th century (opens the original)
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Like many places across the United States, World War II helped to bring Avery County and the surrounding area out of the Great Depression. While mining iron ore at Cranberry and the railroad beyond Cranberry, destroyed by a flood in 1940, would not return, mica mining would be a mainstay until the mid-1960s. Many returning soldiers used benefits of the Servicemenâs Readjustment Act, passed by Congress in 1944. This provided tuition-free education and stipends, a year of unemployment pay once t
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