Black Cemeteries
Some of the many African American cemeteries in Henderson county have disappeared over the years. Others are being restored. https://www.blueridgenow.com/article/NC/20050223/news/606079976/HT
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Vegetables for the Tailgate Market
Alma Logan Avery sold vegetables she grew on her farm in Lake Lure at the Tailgate market. https://www.blueridgenow.com/article/NC/20040705/News/606053642/HT
Flat Rock’s Rosenwald School
Julius Rosenwald, President of Sears, donated funds to build 5,000 schools for African Americans in the 1920’s. One of them was in East Flat Rock. https://www.boldlife.com/learning-from-the-past/
The Kingdom of Happy Land
Freed slaves founded the Kingdom of Happy Land in the 1870’s near today’s Lake Summit. With money they earned as porters carrying packages up the mountain to Saluda, they bought land from the Davis family’s plantation, Oakland. There is little documentation about the Kingdom and …
Chauffeurs and Merry Garden Casino
Henderson County’s licensed chauffeurs included several African Americans like Fred Potts. The Merry Garden Casino in Flat Rock attracted nationally known swing bands. https://www.blueridgenow.com/lifestyle/20200207/beyond-banks-driving-fairfax-grinder-and-further-chauffeuring-trivia
Greenbook Guest House
The Landina Guest House was one of many Black-owned businesses that served the Black community in the days of segregation. https://www.blueridgenow.com/news/20190714/beyond-banks-doing-it-by-green-book
Brooklyn Community
Brooklyn was a vibrant community near Hendersonville’s old train depot. It had a variety of Black-owned businesses before urban renewal projects reconfigured the area in the late 1960’s. https://www.blueridgenow.com/article/NC/20160228/News/606017614/HT https://thelaurelofasheville.com/communities/history-feature-hendersonville-community-lives-in-memories-of-its-residents/
Slave Cemeteries in Clear Creek
Two slave cemeteries, with graves marked by elongated fieldstones, have been located around Clear Creek. Slaves were sometimes buried at churches like St. John in the Wilderness and Ebenezer Baptist Church. https://www.blueridgenow.com/article/NC/20050506/News/606051140/HT
Edwards Family in Flat Rock
Venus and Caesar Edwards were freed slaves from South Carolina who settled in Flat Rock and helped to found Mud Creek Missionary Baptist church. https://www.blueridgenow.com/news/20040201/glimpse-into-past
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