Antiques
Antiquing is a fancy term for driving through the countryside and stopping in towns that you might not stop in otherwise just to poke around among things you might not notice, a little worn, a little beaten up, but built to last. The inventories of antiques shops in the Carolina Blue Ridge spill out onto the sidewalks and shop porches and consist of just the right ratio of trash to treasure.
Shopping for Antiques in the Carolina Blue Ridge
by Anna Rae Norton
A Guide to the Historic Architecture of Western North Carolina
This portable field guide to the historic architecture of western North Carolina covers 1,200 historic buildings in 25 counties in the foothills and mountains. It introduces readers to the region's rich and diverse architectural heritage—from the log farmstead to the opulent mountain retreat, and from ancient earthen mounds of the Cherokee to twentieth-century hydroelectric dams and the Blue Ridge Parkway.more....



