Montreat History

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Lodging in Montreat

Did you know? Since the first conference convened in Montreat...

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The Livery Stable, An Update

Did You Know? Ed. Note: Three years ago, The Montreat...

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The Shakespeare Reading Club

Did You Know? Choosing how to spend time in Montreat...

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Montreat’s Stone Floors

Did You Know? Can you identify which floor above is...

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Samuel Hall Chester (1851-1940)

Did You Know? Samuel Hall Chester (1851-1940) Samuel Hall Chester,...

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The Whallon Sisters

Did You Know? The Whallon Sisters Four Whallon sisters: Carrie...

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Montreat’s Orphanage

Did You Know? Montreat’s Orphanage Until 1905, a home for...

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The Great Flood of 1916

Did You Know? Did you swim in Lake Susan? Go...

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

Dedication of rock marking the founding of Montreat. JOHN C....

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Montreat Summer Religious Conferences, 1897-1907

Some of the attendees at the 1897 summer conference, including...

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

Founding & Saving Montreat, 1897 – 1907 JOHN S. HUYLER...

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Early Businesses in Montreat, 1899-1915

The first business in Montreat was launched by early Montreat...

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Montreat’s “Mish Kids”

Did You Know? Montreat’s “Mish Kids” This is the second...

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Missionary Commissioning in Montreat

Did You Know? Missionary Commissioning in Montreat If you spent...

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The Old Drug Store

Did You Know? The Old Drug Store Food is always...

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Charles A. Rowland (1870-1964)

Did You Know? Charles A. Rowland (1870-1964), a wealthy businessman...

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Christmas in Montreat, 1898

Did You Know? Only a handful of people lived in...

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Rood’s Livery Stable

Did You Know? During Montreat’s very early days transportation was...

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Camp Montreat

Did You Know? The Beginning of Camp Montreat for Girls...

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Montreat’s Community Building

Did You Know? Housing Conference Meetings in Montreat From its...

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Hotel Montreat

Did You Know? Shortly after its incorporation in March 1897,...

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The Lot Lottery

Here you see Mary Holbrook’s entry into the lottery and...

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Building Lake Susan

Did You Know? The earliest map of Montreat shows a...

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Hallie Paxson Winsborough

Did You Know? Hallie Paxson was born on March 7,...

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Building Montreat

Did You Know? Montreat’s success as a summer conference grounds,...

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Dr. J. R. Howerton

Did You Know? Dr. J. R. Howerton served as the...

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July 4th in Montreat

Did You Know? Since 1897, when the Mountain Retreat Center...

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The Gospels in Appalachian Wood Carvings, Dr. John Mack Walker, Jr.

Did You Know?   An ordained Presbyterian minister, The Reverend...

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Swimming in Lake Susan

Did You Know? Montreat was always intended to have a...

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Dancing and Roller Skating in the Barn

Did You Know? In 1919, the Men’s Social Circle decided...

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Glenn Quince Bannerman (1927-2020)

Did You Know? “Grab your partner and circle up! Say...

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The Men’s Club

Did You Know? Many of us are familiar with the...

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The Montreat Gate

Did You Know? Shortly after its founding in 1897 Montreat...

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Montreat Normal School

Did You Know? In 1913, Dr. Robert Anderson, President of...

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Wildewood School

Did You Know? In 1913 Dr. Robert Anderson, President of...

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Montreat School

Did You Know? Montreat opened its first school in November...

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Old Montreat “Shopping” Center

Did You Know? Those of us of “a certain age”...

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The Playground Below the Dam

Did You Know? As families increasingly came to Montreat in...

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Genesis of Montreat Summer Clubs

Did You Know? Youth programming has long been a vital...

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The Winsborough Buildings

Did You Know? Did you know that Montreat has had...

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The Alba Hotel

Did You Know? The Alba Hotel, which opened in 1907,...

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Golf Links

Did You Know? Montreat had the beginnings of a golf...

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Soong Mei-ling and Soong Ching-ling

Did You Know? In 1912 two young Chinese women, Soong...

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Weston R. Gales & the Formation of Montreat

Did You Know? John Collins, primary founder of Montreat, had...

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Rev. John Collins & Montreat’s Location

Did You Know? Rev. John Collins, Secretary and Treasurer of...

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John Huyler & the Formation of Montreat

Did You Know? John Huyler (1846-1910) was a New York...

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Montreat’s First General Store

Did You Know? The first general store in Montreat was...

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