The County
At Henrietta's Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy, a nearly-forgotten memorial to 17 soldiers killed in WWII has been refurbished and relocated to a prominent place of honor on the school grounds.
Rock Springs Campground
We read in Joe Beason's journal that, back in the 1880's and 90's, he attended camp meetings at the Rock Springs Campground. Where was this place? we wondered. Now we've found out, and it was not far from the site on which Cliffside would be built.
The County – Then and Now
In July The Daily Courier published a massive six-part series on the past, present and future of Rutherford County's economy. It traces the cycle of farm to factory, then from idle smokestacks back to the farm again. You'll find these 14 articles informative and helpful, especially if you own a tract of land or are looking for help to start a new career.
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Roots of Earl & Snuffy
Bob Carlin's article "The Roots of Earl and Snuffy: Searching For The Banjo Along The North/South Carolina Border" follows the trail of the first players to use the three-finger style of banjo playing, whose greatest practitioner is Earl Scruggs. And the trail leads right through Cliffside!
So many of our people are tied to other towns and families beyond the limits of Cliffside. So we've decided to start a whole new "room" in our History wing. It's
called "The County," where we'll post stories and articles about the history of Rutherford and its communities.
Among the latest additions:
We've often wondered what were the effects of the flu epidemic of 1918 on the area. JoAnn Huskey has investigated and written a report on the deaths from flu in High Shoals Township. Also we've found a new source of information on the founding of Avondale and the building of Haynes Mill.
Historian and educator Scott Withrow contributed an excellent history of Henrietta, Caroleen and Avondale to The Heritage Rutherford County, a collection of writings on places and people of the county that was published in 1984. We've reprinted Withrow's history here.
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Englishman's Trip to Rutherford
In 1837 an English man of science, who today we'd call a geologist, came through Rutherford County surveying the minerals contained in our soil. His account of his week here tells what he found and who he met.
The Henrietta Mill
Some background and photos of the mill at Henrietta, which R.R. Haynes built in the late 1890s, before he built the town and mill of Cliffside.
 Organized in 1835, it is among the oldest churches in Rutherford County that still exists. Many Cliffside families have belonged over the years, including Marilyn Moore Kerr's
grandparents, the Fred Robinsons. And Marilyn's grandmother, Era, was organist at the church for several years. Out of her devotion to the old church and its legacy, Marilyn has condensed The History of High Shoal Church, a book by two former High Shoal ministers, and compiled several photos for the story.
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