Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-01-21
nIsFoRE OFFEATB ROCK
Mss Nellie Slatterg Of Flat Rock School
Prepares Interesting History


Prepares Interesting History.
Prof. r. A. Reed, principal of the
Flat Rock Graded schools last fall of.
Tered a prize for the best history OF
lat Rock. The history prepared by
Miss Nellie Slattery of the seventh
:rade, daughter of J. A. Slattery, won
the prize.
The second best paper was prepared
Up Miss Florence Jones, daughter of ].
II Jones, and her paper would have
entitled her to the prize, merits being
taken into consideration, had she writ
ten about Flat Rock instead of East
FlatRock.
Thes bits of history are interesting
to the people of Henderson county.
therefore that given by Miss Slattery
appears below that by Miss Jones will
appear in a later issue.
History of Flat Rock.
Flat Rock was once a forest. But III
1914 some families came here and
6ought Flat Rock from the government
al l5c per acre, when there wasn't a
Path here. They went to work and cur
the timber and made log cabins out OF
the logs, and later made frame struc-
tlres. These families were the Kuy
kendalls, Greers, Capps and Tabors.
About 1925 a state road was run
through Flat Rock from Greenville to
Asheville. Then strangers began to
lun OIL this road.
And some rich families bought SONS
land from these families already men
toned.
Farmers of Kentucky drove their
cattle, hogs, and horses over this
road.
1t was they who gave Flat Rock it's
name. Mr.. Tabor would keep their
over night. He built stables for thei-
horses and cattle. Some of the
stables were on the Big Flat Rock
cAose to where Mr.. Low Harris house.
NV is, and when they would meet
each other going south they would say
where did you stay last night? ?" The
others would answer on the Flat Rock
And this is the way Flat Rock got its
name.
Mr.. Tabor was the first man to nut
III a store in Flat Rock. Mr.. -Farme~
vas the first man to build a hotel in
Flat Rock called the Farmers Hotel
This caused many Southern people to
come up here during the summer.
MI. McMinn was the second man to
put up a store here. This building
was where the post Office now is.
Then a railroad was run through
this country, and along about this time
Nh. Mccullough and Mr.. Patton put
up a store.
And Mr.. Farmer went out Of bust
and MIR. Price took his place
Then Mr.. Walker took Mr.. Harris
place, and the Rhett's sold out to the
Highland Lake club and about this
time Mr.. Guerard built a hotel
Then about 1898 our school house
was built.
Fiat Rock was also important in
war. The militia was stationed at
the Farmers hotel.
And Capt. e. A. Smytb was captain
in the civil war
Major Smyth. brother to Capt
Smyth, was major in war.
Mr.. Lowndes built a store and Mr..
Peace, Mr.. Jones. Mr.. King all built
a store in Flat Rock.
Thus we see Flat Rock has grown
rapidly.
East Flat Rock.
The East part of Flat Rock is called
East Flat Rock.
Mr.. Brookshire was the first depot
agent at East Flat Rock. He lived in
a log cabin where Mr.. Fisher lives
now.
Mr.. Walker put up a store and built
some houses and he bought 100 acres
of land.
He gave the Skyland Hosiery Co..
the land to build their mill o
Then he put up a brick building
where Fisher & Goodman now are.
And Mr. ]. S. Jones built a dwelling
house, also a store house, and after
wards he sold his property to Mr.
Phinizy.
Then Mr.. Gordon bought a tract OF
land and he cut it up in lots and sold
it then the people improved it. Then
the Baptist and Methodist built them
a church and the county built a road
through East Flat Rock from Hender-
sonviIle to Saluda.
The knitting mill and railroad have
rad East Flat Rock a larger place
than old Flat Rock.