Like every place in the United States, Avery County has seen periods of growth and periods of decline. The arrival of the railroad and the development of the iron ore
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In the past, this column has looked at “All things Linville” which explored the history of the name, and the Grandfather Community from Linville Gap to Foscoe. Linville Gap itself
Writing in his history of Watauga County in 1915, John Preston Arthur provides a glimpse of the history of the Mount Gilead community in Avery County. Arthur was writing about