Cashiers, located on the highest plateau in the Blue Ridge Mountains, is another small mountain town in Western North Carolina. Cashiers may not have many residents, but it has a lot of interesting geographical features that make the town unique. The town’s elevation changes radically in different locations. The highest peak, at Yellow Mountain, rises to 5,127 while along the Horsepasture river the elevation is only 1,020.
Cashiers history, like many of the towns in the mountain region of North Carolina, involves the Cherokee Indians. The land was opened up for pioneer settlement in 1819 after a treaty with the Cherokee, at which point it was surveyed, divided into parcels, and ready to be dispersed by 1820. The Barak Norton family was the first to settle the land in the 1820s. They received a land grant from the state and immediately started clearing the land in Whiteside Cove for farming. Meanwhile, there was a working goldmine along the Horsepasture River. It wasn’t until the 1850s that Cashiers became a through-point, catering to mountain farmers traveling through the town to sell livestock in South Carolina via the Keowee-Tuckaseegee Turnpike.
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By Samantha Lubliner, 2016 A few weeks every year there is a mountain off of Highway 64 in Cashiers, NC that casts the shadow of a bear onto the surrounding hills. Obviously, it is called Shadow of the Bear and
…Read more Shadow of the Bear ›By Christian Kowalski, 2016 Silver Run Falls is a small waterfall found in Cashiers, NC. The path to Silver Run Falls was difficult to find and took our group a few tries to finally pinpoint the sign that led to
…Read more Silver Run Falls ›By Rachel Fishman – 2014 There’s something in the aroma of fresh roasted coffee that calms the soul and opens up conversation. Sure, the caffeine helps too. But the atmosphere of coffee shops with the smell percolating through the
…Read more Coffee, Conversation, and Community ›By Emilia Azar – 2014 The Apple Festival that took place in Cashiers, NC was one of those events that was not on our initial itinerary. We had no prior knowledge of the festival, no set plans. Upon arrival to
…Read more The Apple & Burnese Dog FestivalBy Nicole Esplin, 2013 The atmosphere at Buck’s Coffee Cafe is eclectic, rustic, and sophisticated in a homey kind of way. It’s nestled right on the corner between Highways 64 and 107 and draws a crowd of locals and visitors.
…Read more Buck’s Coffee Cafe ›By Nicole Esplin, 2013 When driving East from Murphy, small towns lead to winding roads protected on each side by Nantahala National Forest. Tunnels of leaves and trickling waterfalls opened up to large lake views, and finally dumped our caravan
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