The Latest Additions To cartercountyhistory.com

Below is a list of the latest additions to the website.  Click on the link to view the pages.

Updated Carter County Leadership Program (2016 Team Added) 9-8-15

Brown-Childress Stadium A page dedicated to the last game played in Brown-Childress Stadium (11-12-14)

Giant Food Mart  A page dedicated to the Giant Food Market popular in the 60's. (10-28-14)

Carter County Leadership Program  A page dedicated to the Carter County Leadership Program that was put in place in 1997. (7-31-14)

Pieces of the Past Page  A new page added to the site that highlights snipits of information on miscellaneous photos and articles from the past 120 years. (2-9-14)

Happy Valley High School  Information on the school's history. Submitted by Caleb Perhne (9-1-13)

1929 American Glanzstoff & Bemberg Strike  Article and photos of the 1929 labor strike at the two Rayon facilities. (8-8-13)

Liberty Outdoor Drama   Article and photos of the "Liberty" Drama held at Sycamore Shoals State Park (7-28-13)

1983 Watauga Lake Draw-down  Article and photos of the 1983 TVA Watauga Lake draw-down for dam repairs. (7-28-13)

Annual July 4th Parade   Article and photos of annual veterans parade held in Elizabethton each July 4th. (7-5-13)

Annual Rhododendron Festival   Article and photos of annual Rhododendron Festival held in Roan Mountain each June (6-16-13)

Saturday Downtown "Cruise-in"  An article on the weekly "Cruise-in" sponsored by the Carter County Car Club (6-14-13)

Watauga Lake Reaches Record High Water Level  An article and photos documenting the record high water levels reached by the Watauga Lake. (5-11-13)

Springtime Photos of Carter County  Several photo added to Roadside Photos Page
 (4-12-13)

Bemberg and American Glanzstoff Memorabilia  Promotional and novelty items from the Elizabethton,Tn based rayon producers. (3-2-13) 

Bemberg Glanzstoff Council Handbook from 1932  Handbook submitted for Bemberg and American Glanzstoff employees (3-2-13)

Watauga Spinnerette  Article showcasing the newsletter of Bemberg and American Glanzstoff Corporation (2-26-13)

Lynnwood Hotel  Article and video footage of the Lynnwood Hotel in downtown Elizabethton (2-11-13)

Milligan College  Article supplied by Milligan College staff documenting the history of Milligan College (1-23-13)

The 10 o'clock Whistle  Article on the N.A.R.C. whistle that blew 4 times daily. Audio file included. (1-6-13)

Bemberg and North American Rayon Corporation Pages dedicated to the Bemberg and N.A.R.C. facilities. (12-22-12)

The Veteran's Monument  Photos and article documenting the history of the Elizabethton "Veteran's Monument". (12-15-12)

The Carter Mansion   Photos and articles showing the history of  the first stick built home in Tennessee (12-8-12)

1980's Phillippi Baptist Church Choir Concert  This is video footage of a Sunday afternoon concert performed by the Phillippi Baptist Church choir filmed in the early 1980's.  (11-21-12)

Aerial Views of Elizabethton Page  This page shows vintage aerial photos of Elizabethton and the photos are compared to more recent Google Earth satellite photos. ( 11-18-12)

Roadside Photos Page This page is dedicated to the beauty of Carter County. All photos on this page were taken either standing in or beside a Carter County road. (11-10-12)

Elizabethton Betsy Band Wins TN Division 2 State Championship  Video of winning performance,  article, and many photos of TN Division 2 Band competition held in Nashville (11-3-12)

Ripshin Lake Limited information and beautiful photos of Ripshin Lake. (10-13-12)

Watauga Lake  Information on the formation of the Watauga Lake (8-7-12)

Covered Bridge   Information of the building of the Covered Bridge (6-3-12) 

Some additions to Historical Markers Page  Added pages to Historical Markers (4-20-12) 

Mapes Piano String Company  The history of Mapes Piano String Company (3-19-12)

Roan Street Church of God    The history of the Roan St. Church of God which includes photos and video from the 50's and 60's (3-5-12)

Pan Am Service Station on Broad Street   Photos of the Pan Am Service Station (3-4-12)

Elizabethton City Demographics   Demographic Info for City of Elizabethton (2-19-12)

One of the Last Runs of ET&WNC   Video shot to document the last days of the ET&WNC Train Service (2-18-12)

Vintage Footage of Broad Street     Video footage of Broad Street in the 1960's (2-7-12)

Railroads of Carter County Update  Individual Pages added with photos and video  (2-6-12)

Sledding on Bemberg Hill in 1968    Video of locals sledding in the snow. (Added 2-4-12)

Historical Timeline     (Added 1-18-12. An updated and more detailed timeline is being created by the "2011-2012 Carter County Leadership Team")

Snap-on Tools     (Added 1-18-12) 

Sammon's Hotdogs     (Added 1-18-12. The first article added to cartercountyhistory.com)