Edneyville
Black families in Edneyville have farmed in the area since before the Civil War. http://hendersonheritage.com/black-history-in-edneyville/
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Logan Community Chapel
Logan Community Chapel was founded by freed slaves in 1865. https://www.blueridgenow.com/news/20170212/nonprofit-aims-to-preserve-logan-community-chapel
Slaves in Clear Creek
William Mills, an early white settler who lived near Clear Creek, owned 20 slaves in 1800. Court records show that some of his slaves were sold to other local slave holders to settle debts and disputes among his heirs, http://hendersonheritage.com/black-history-in-clear-creek/
Flat Rock Blacksmith
John Markley and his sons were well-known African-American blacksmiths in Flat Rock from 1877 until the early 1900’s. https://www.blueridgenow.com/article/NC/20130217/News/606022456/HT
1950 to 1970
Photo Credit: 1950 to 1970 Ninth Avenue School Science Class, Courtesy of the Baker-Barber Collection
1970 – Present
Photo Credit: 1970 Basketball Stars – Four members of this Hendersonville High School JV team went on to win the State Championship in 1972 Photo Courtesy of the Baker Barber Collection After 1970
1900 to 1950
Photo Credits: Roscoe Dausuel, 1919 Courtesy of the Baker Barber Collection 1900 to 1950 Between 1900 and 1970 local African-Americans owned businesses such as cafes, laundries, sweet shops, beauty shops, guest houses, a taxi service, a mortuary and a paving …
Before 1865
Photo Credit: Slave Cabin at Rock Hill (Later called Connemara), Courtesy of the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site Before 1865
Mud Creek Missionary Baptist Church’s Struggle to Survive
The church’s dwindling membership has caused financial challenges. https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2002-07-21-0207210176-story.html