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Author: Anne

The Lake: The Lure & Lore of Montreat’s Dam

Posted on January 20, 2024 by Anne

IMAGES By 1910, the wood dam at The Lake in Montreat was working well. This black & white picture shows the dam from the downstream perspective.   1910 Photo of

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The Man Who Saved Montreat: John S. Huyler, The Candy King

Posted on January 20, 2024 by Anne

IMAGES The same year Montreat was being founded, Huyler was running this 1897 Christmas Ad for his Bonbons.   Huyler Advertising mirror circa the 1890s.   Huyler’s Candy Factory, 18th

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Leading “Mountain Retreat”, 1897-1902: John C. Collins & Weston R. Gales

Posted on January 20, 2024 by Anne

IMAGES On Aug. 2, 1909, a dedication of the engraved rock was held celebrating the founding of Montreat in 1897. Left to right are: Judge James D. Murphy, John Alex

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Montreat Summer Religious Conferences, 1897-1907

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Anne

IMAGES Wood plank seating and worship area (1897).   Dining tent and cooking area near stream (1897).   In 1907, a tent conference was held by Methodists and Presbyterians at

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From the Beginning: Missionaries & Montreat

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Anne

IMAGES Missionaries to the Far East were among the first settlers in Montreat in 1898 and 1899. Shown above circa late 1898 or early 1899 are: (left to right) Julia

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Montreat Musicals

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Anne

IMAGES In the 1954 Montreat Club musical “Down the Mississippi,” Bob Rodgers of Atlanta opened a mysterious crate. Martha Jackson of Nashville and Leighton McCutchen (above) singing “Make Believe” in

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Presidents & Executive Directors of the Montreat Conference Center

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Anne

PRESIDENTS & EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS John C. Collins John S. Huyler James R. Howerton James D. Murphy Robert Campbell Anderson John Rupert McGregor Frank L. Jackson Calvin Grier Davis Silas M.

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Winter 2023, Vol. 15, No. 1

Posted on November 25, 2023 by Anne

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Summer 2023, Vol. 15, No. 2

Posted on November 24, 2023 by Anne

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Fall 2023, Vol. 15, No. 3

Posted on November 23, 2023 by Anne

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