There are two Henderson County cemeteries named “Oakland” where Blacks are buried. This article provides details on the Oakland cemetery in Flat Rock that is affiliated with the Mud Creek Missionary Baptist Church on Mine Gap Road in East Flat Rock http://hendersonheritage.com/oakland-cemetery-mud-creek-missionary-baptist-church/
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
Photo Credit: Irma Mills and her students from the Green Mountain School, Fruitland. Courtesy of Heritage of Black Highlanders Collection, UNCAsheville Ramsey Library
We are fortunate to live in a community that is collaborating to share a wealth of resources, both written and photographic, about the experience of local African-Americans. Additional materials that highlight the important role African-Americans have played in Henderson County are always welcome. In …
Photo Credit: 1950 to 1970 Ninth Avenue School Science Class, Courtesy of the Baker-Barber Collection
Photo Credit: Menu from the Landina Guest House Hendersonville’s Green Book Guest House, Courtesy of Melinda Lowrance Food Life
