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The North Carolina General Assembly apportioned Transylvania County on February 15, 1861 and was named by representative Joseph P. Jordan.
Beginning in the early 20th century, with Joseph Silverstein's tannery in what was renamed as Rosman in 1905, a manufacturing economy began to develop in the county. It relied on timber and related products harvested from the Pisgah National Forest. In the 1930s, Harry Straus opened a paper mill in the Pisgah Forest area; by the mid-20th century, Straus's Ecusta Paper manufacturing site provided jobs to over 3,000 local residents. During the peak industrial years of the 1950s, DuPont had a factory in the county, employing nearly 1,000 more residents.
In the following decades, Brevard College and its namesake town each grew at dramatic rates. The Brevard Music Center and its summer Brevard Music Festival began to attract musicians and enthusiasts from around the country to Transylvania County.
Since the late 20th century, Transylvania County's economy has changed. Many of the manufacturing operations went defunct or moved offshore for cheap labor, including Ecusta and DuPont. Since then, the county has worked to reshape its economy around the growing summer and winter tourism industry in Appalachia.
Adjacent Counties
- Henderson County
- Greenville County, South Carolina
- Pickens County, South Carolina
- Oconee County South Carolina
- Jackson County
- Haywood County
- Buncombe County
Cities, Towns, Townships & Communities
Balsam Grove | Boyd | Brevard (County Seat) | Cathey's Creek | Cedar Mountain | Connestee Falls | Dunn's Rock | Eastatoe | Gloucester | Hogback | Lake Toxaway | Little River | Penrose | Pisgah Forest | Quebec | Rosman | Sapphire
Cemeteries
Links
National Register of Historic Places
Nantahala National Forest (part)
Pisgah National Forest (part)
Transylvania County Historical Society
