Plateau Picks

UPON THE MIDNIGHT CLEAR

Handcrafted from cedar, this rustic nativity scene will add a bit of warmth and faith to your holiday home. Rustic Nativity on Wood | $36.95 Main Street Gifts | Highlands

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Need some life in your hair? Try this futuristic foamy froth with fortifying Bamboo. It volumizes fine, thin, limp hair without damage, dehydration or weighing hair down. Thick, voluminous hair results last for days.

Bombshell Volumizer | $28 Bombshell | Cashiers

SERENITY SCENE

You will love this 19th century original painting, highlighting natural hues and golden light. It’s sure to bring the sense of nature’s calm to any wall. Rolier Painting | $525 Nearly New | Cashiers

UPDATE YOUR SPACE

Give your space a new look with these fabulous decorative pillows from Bungalow, a new lifestyle boutique that offers renewal and revitalization for the home, the body and the spirit. Yellow Design Pillows | $140 ea. Blue and Green Pillows | $160 ea. Bungalow Boutique | Cashiers

HOLIDAY BRILLIANCE

Add sparkle to the holidays with this stunning16-inch white gold necklace with 1ct. tw diamonds.

18kt White Gold Diamond ‘Bean’ Necklace $6800 Jannie Bean | Highlands

A MARK ON CANVAS

Brighten your home with this colorful, original oil on canvas. Artist Dirk Walker has collectors across the country as well as overseas — both in private and corporate collections. Dirk Walker Oil on Canvas | $3600 Whiteside Art Gallery | Cashiers

MERRY MENAGERIE

Looking for the perfect holiday gift? These kid-approved, oh-sosoft and cuddly will make spirits bright this holiday season!

Douglas Stuffies | Assorted Pricing The Toy Store | Highlands

HANDCRAFTED CHRISTMAS

Express your Christmas joy with a collection of merry and bright hand-thrown pottery creations by Tennessee artist Shirley McKinney. Christmas Tree Mug | $33 Cookies Plate | $17 Set | $50 Peak Experience | Highlands

Holiday Gifts

Feeling an above-normal level of gift giving anxiety in the days leading up to Christmas? These shops and galleries, recognized far beyond the confines of the Plateau, are a simple balm to ease your mind.

‘Tis the season for gift giving and choosing that perfect gift for everyone on your list is as easy as shopping locally.

Find out for yourself why the Plateau is nationally recognized as having the best small town shopping in America. You’ll find the quality and selection unparalleled, but it’s the personal shopping experience that elevates us above the crowd. Take the stress out of the season and shop locally.

The Bascom Shop at 323 Franklin Road in Highlands is the place to shop for unique The Bascom

handcrafted gifts that are sure to delight and equally sure to become family heirlooms. Their collection includes glass art, sculptures, ceramics, paintings, handwoven baskets, textiles, ceramics, hand-carved wood items, candles, jewelry, and books. During the holiday season they also offer themed cards, and hand-painted ornaments. Oakleaf Flower and Garden at 395 Main Street in Highlands offers a wide array of florals, garden items, gifts, and home accessories, along with a museum quality collection of carefully curated antique items that showcase owner Kirk Moore’s passion and discerning eye for exquisite pieces,

Oakleaf Flower and Garden Smitten

particularly Southern furniture, art, and English pottery from Staffordshire. All this and welcoming Southern hospitality, too.

Main Street Gifts

Main Street Gifts at 366 Main Street offers items for him, her, your home, and even your pets. Stop here for all your gift needs and choose from colorful silk flowers, barware, games, pillows, garden items, candles, picnic baskets, wallets, Croakies belts, and wooden signs to personalize any space.

Acorns

Acorns, The Shop at Old Edwards in the heart of downtown Highlands, beckons you into their luxurious world of contemporary and antique home furnishings and décor, one-of-a-kind art pieces, and rugs carefully curated from around the world. Pamper yourself with their fine Italian linens and luxurious pillows and bedding. Their knowledgeable staff are happy to help you find just what you’re looking for. Give the gift of luxury this season.

Aptly named, Smitten, at 468 Main Street, guarantees you’ll be smitten with their unique handmade in the USA items. This creative and colorful shop offers pottery, jewelry, candles, paintings, photographs, contemporary crafts, art for the body, and other gifts for your home. They will happily share the stories of their crafters which makes each work of art personally meaningful.

Lenz Gifts & Luxury Linens

Lenz Gifts & Luxury Linens, just outside Cashiers at 1473 Highway 64 West is the place to go for gifts to pamper and please the most discerning tastes. Featuring Sferra bedding, Yves Dolorme European linens, luxury Baobab candles, fragrances, and they also carry upscale women’s lingerie from such lines as Hanro, Natorio, and Cat’s Pajamas. Owner Fred Lenz personally selects his inventory from the finest lines and he is happy to assist in all your selections.

J Gabriel

J Gabriel - The Art of Living at 252 Highway 107 South in Cashiers offers selections that will transform your home into your sanctuary, with an emphasis on comfort and durability. They offer home décor, small furnishings, lighting, mirrors, floral arrangements, home fragrances, gift items, natural fiber and cotton rugs and so much more. Their showroom is a delightful mixture of colors and textures that will elevate your style.

Nestled in the heart of Cashiers, Nora & Company is a shop containing a variety of collections including art, apparel, gifts for all occasions, and home decor. Whether decorating for the holidays, welcoming a new baby, or celebrating a wedding, one can find an eclectic mix of choices. Nora strives to find unique items, often whimsical but always with style. Nora & Company is located in the Shops of Village Walk on Highway 107 South.

Nora and Company

by Mary Jane McCall

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WEST END 1. On The Verandah Restaurant 5. The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts 6. The Bascom Shop 7. The Dave Drake Ceramic Barn at The Bascom

Visit Our Advertisers ON THE HILL 303. Mirror Lake Antiques 305. Jeanie Edwards Fine Art 310. McCulley’s 311. Martha Anne’s on the Hill 312. The Ugly Dog Public House WRIGHT SQUARE on MAIN (Factoid: Named after Whiteside hero) 113. Edward Jones 115. Preferred Properties of Highlands 313. Old Edwards Inn 318. Peggy Crosby Center: - The Kitchen Carry Away & Catering 319. Lakeside Restaurant 117. Country Club Properties, Wright Square Office 119. Highlands Pharmacy

SOUTH END

25. 4118 Kitchen & Bar 27. Dauntless Printing 38. Lupoli Construction 39. Allen Tate/Pat Allen Realty Group 47. ACP Home Interiors 48. Nancy’s Fancys/ The Exchange 49. The Summer House Bed &Bath 50. The Summer House 57. Blue Elephant Consignment Studio 58. Head Innovations 59. Cake Bar & Chocolate Heaven

MAIN STREET

103. Highlands Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center 124. Landmark Realty 134. The Southern Way 136. Dutchmans 141. Bags on Main 142. Main Street Gifts 146. Wit’s End Shoppe 147. Calders Coffee Cafe 148. Highlands Fine Art & Estate Jewelry + Wine Shop 152. Highlands Sotheby’s International Realty 153. Allison Diane Clothing 158. C. Orrico 160. TJ Bailey for Men 163. Spoiled Rotten 166. Annawear 167. The Christmas Tree 169. Country Club Properties 174. Elena’s Women’s Golf and Activewear 178. McCulley’s II 180. White Oak Realty Group 185. Ristorante Paoletti 187. The Dry Sink 189B. Smitten 190. Wolfgang’s Restaurant & Wine Bistro 191. Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Meadows Mountain Realty 194. Old Edwards Inn 195. Madison’s Restaurant 196. The Wine Garden 197. Four65 Woodfire Bistro + Bar 202. Country Club Properties 206. Business Spot 207. Creative Concepts Salon

OAK STREET

601. Highlands Playhouse

VILLAGE PARK

612. Jeanie Edwards Fine Art 613. Cleaveland Realty 615. Shakespeare & Co. 617. Fressers Courtyard Cafe CAROLINA VILLAGE

709. High Dive 709. Truckin’ at the High Dive 711. Chambers Realty & Vacation Rentals

NORTH END

814. Martin-Lipscomb Performing Arts Center OUT NC 106

➡ Peak Experience ➡ Futral Construction ➡ Highlands Outpost ➡ Highlands Aerial Park ➡ Fire + Water ➡ Pat Calderone Gallery

OUT 64 EAST

➡ Black Rock Granite ➡ Berkshire Hathaway Homes Services Meadows Mountain Realty ➡ WHLC ➡ Highlands Lawn & Garden ➡ Skyline Lodge/ Oak Steakhouse ➡ Highlands Rock Yard ➡ Futral Construction ➡ Center for Plastic Surgery ➡ Cullasaja Club ➡ Allen Tate/ Pat Allen Realty Group ➡ Roman’s Roofing

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SLABTOWN

2. Zookeeper Bistro 6. Slab Town Pizza 14. Hotel Cashiers

NORTH 107

16. Stork’s - Wrap. Pack. Ship 19. The Look Boutique 20. Mountain Mermaid

THE SHOPS AT CASHIERS COMMONS

27. Bird Barn & Garden 28. Cashiers Kitchen Co. 29. The Business Spot 30. Bombshell Hair Boutique 33. Zoller Hardware

AT THE CROSSROADS

37. Landmark Realty Group THE VILLAGE GREEN

142. Village Green Commons 143. The Village Green 147. Bazaar Barn WEST 64

154. Cashiers Valley Smokehouse 155. Cashiers Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center 156. Creekside: - Silver Creek Real Estate Group 172. Whiteside Art Gallery 173. Betsy Paul Properties 176. Lenz Gifts

DOWN 107 SOUTH

➡ Silver Run Reserve

VISIT LAKE TOXAWAY

➡ The Greystone Inn ➡ Alair Homes

CHESTNUT SQUARE

43. A Jones Company 47. Lehotsky & Sons, Builders 55. Fusion Yoga & Wellness

EAST 64

64. Alexander Gardens: - Victoria’s Closet - Victoria’s Closet Shoes & Purses - Vic’s for Men - Mantiques 75. Carolina Rustic Furniture 76. Blue Ridge Bedding 79. Jennings Builders Supply

VILLAGE WALK

80. A-List Antiques 80. Josephine’s Emporium 80. Laura Moser Art 80. Merrell Thompson Photography 82. The Village Hound 86. Nora & Co. 89. Nearly New

Furniture Consignment 90. Gracewear Boutique 99. Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Meadows Mountain Realty

SOUTH 107

102. TJ Bailey’s for Men 103. Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming 108. Landmark Realty Group 109. Ugly Dog Public House 110. McCulley’s 123. Caliber Fine Properties 128. Mountainworks Custom Home Design LTD. 136. McKee Properties 137. Bounds Cave Rug Gallery VISIT SAPPHIRE:

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HISTORY

Pages 116-120

Afrequent question asked of me is, “What happened to the graves in the cemeteries of the old village of Glenville once the dam was built and the old village was flooded?

I’ll attempt to answer that question.

An announcement appeared in the Jackson County Journal newspaper in October of 1940 that the Nantahala Power & Light Co. was going to be digging up all the graves in the cemeteries in the former town of Glenville, and moving them to a new cemetery on the mountain across from the just built Hamburg Baptist Church. The church was being built with funds provided by the power company, to replace the original church demolished by the power company.

The announcement read “…that the land is required for use as a reservoir for the water impounded by a dam…., and that is therefore necessary to remove the graves from said cemeteries…”

The cemeteries listed in the announcement were the Monteith Cemetery, the Hamburg Baptist Church Cemetery, the W. F. Holden Cemetery, and the W.A.J. Nicholson Cemetery.

Persons having spouses or next of kin were formally notified by this announcement that each casket would be opened, and that “the dead bodies or any part buried therein or anything interred therein shall be removed to the new cemetery.” The living descendants and relatives were instructed to meet with an agent of the company, a man named Mr. Raper, if they wanted to be there at the time of the opening of the casket and the move to the new cemetery.

Mary Emma Burgess Monteith had just been buried in the Monteith Cemetery in April that year. Her husband, Thomas Samuel Monteith, who had died from blood poisoning from an abscessed tooth in 1917, was buried in the old family cemetery, as were three of their children they had outlived. Their surviving children, James Candler Monteith, John Wesley Monteith, Thomas Clingman Monteith, Otelia Belle Fowler and Elsie Hawkins, must have met with the agent since their deceased family members are buried side by side in the new cemetery.

The village had a total of 113 years of being a business and farming settlement along the highest waters of the west fork of the Tuckasegee River, before the need to generate electricity became a priority. The village was first named Hamburg. Its name changed to Glenville in 1891 during the time of its town incorporation attempt.

According to my tabulations taken from other transcribers’ listings, there were 420 caskets moved that winter from the cemeteries in the old town of Glenville to the new cemetery we know as the Hamburg Cemetery. Of those moved, 31 are now unmarked as to their identity, and 389 still have stone markers citing their names and dates. Of those 389 gravesites, 106 still have stones engraved with the words “Removal,” which stones the power company had laid in an attempt to make a record of those removed, but many of these stones are apparently missing.

The earliest years inscribed on a headstone in the cemetery mark the remains of William Henry Moss who died in 1861, and Ruth Peek Moss, wife of Milton Moss, who died in 1863. Some of the unmarked graves could be even earlier.The graves of the earliest settlers that are marked are Alexander Wilson, Alfred Wilson, and Thompson Wilson, sons of the earliest Hamburg settlers, William and Catherine Wilson. The graves which are marked with just the surnames, Teague and Ledford, are also those of pioneer families.

Old Glenville’s Graves

Rumors and speculation still swirl about a mystery beneath the deep waters of Lake Glenville.

by Carol M. Bryson, Historian and Author