Wolf Laurel

Historical Society

Madison and Yancey Counties, North Carolina

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    Delia Tipton Brittain, Upper Laurel and Her People. $20.

Third printing of the Second Edition of this story of the Upper Laurel Community.  Learn the history of the families who settled Puncheon Fork and Laurel Creek and support the Wolf Laurel Community today.  Available at the Wolf Laurel Community Center, 91 Village Lane, or through the Society via email or mail order.  Also available at a slightly higher price at the Mars Hill University Book Store in Mars Hill or Penland Department Store in Marshall, NC.

    James F. Klumpp and Warren H. Johnson, A Treasure in the Appalachian Sky: A History of Wolf Laurel in Madison and Yancey Counties, North Carolina.  Paperback $30; Hardcover $55.

The 2021 comprehensive history of the community of Wolf Laurel, from those who settled the high country on the Tennessee/North Carolina border in the nineteenth century to those who make a home in today's mature forested mountain community.  The story is told in over 400 pages with sixteen pages of photographs depicting colorful memories.  Based in over sixty interviews with developers, financiers, residents, and long time mountain residents, as well as newspapers, archives, and courthouse records.  Available in paperback or hardcover editions.  Now in its second printing to great acclaim of readers.  Available at the Wolf Laurel Community Center, 91 Village Lane, or through the Society via email or mail order.  Paperback is also available at a slightly higher price at the Mars Hill University Book Store in Mars Hill or Penland Department Store in Marshall, NC.  Additional Information on the book.

Keepsakes

to enhance your delight in the history of Wolf Laurel

      or to decorate your Wolf Laurel home

Gayle B. Tate's "The Barn, c. 1890." $30.
Numbered color print of accomplished artist Gayle B. Tate's oil painting of Oscar Willis' vintage barn, now the Wolf Laurel Community Center.

Available for purchase at the Wolf Laurel Community Center, 91 Village Lane or through mail order.

 
  Bud Edwards' Vision Map of Wolf Laurel, 1965. $20.
A reproduction of the original vision of Wolf Laurel, designed by the first developer, Bud Edwards, to promote his vision to investors, purchasers, and governmental officials.  Order by email or mail order.  30" x 30". Available in (a) sealed plastic encapsulation or (b) 46# paper suitable for framing.