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Blowing Rock History Walk Back Stories

The Blowing Rock History Walk begins in the intersection of Main Street and Laurel Lane.  It travels a block and a half down Laurel Lane, around Broyhill Lake and back to Main Street.  The 21 history stations each have a narrative about our rich and colorful history.  The ones around the lake have seating so you can enjoy the serenity of this wonderful park and lake.

There is much more to each of these narratives, and the details are contained in these "back stories".

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Table of Contents

Click on the story you want to read, or scroll through all of them.

1. Blowing Rock’s History 

 2. Early Visitors and Settlers  

 3. Lenoir-Blowing Rock Turnpike 

 4. From Mountain Village to Resort   

 5. Mayview Lake 

 6. Early Education

 7. Tourism

 8. Ski Industry

 9. Medical Care

10. Chetola

11. Philanthropy

12. The Blue Ridge Parkway

13. Religious Heritage

14. The Cone Estate and Family  

15. Green Park

16. A Wet or Dry Town

17. Glen Burney Falls 

18. Watauga Hotel and Memorial Park 

19. Mayview Park

20. Uncle Joe Clark and Becoming a Town

21. Main Street through the Years

Table of Contents

Click on the story you want to read, or scroll through all of them.

 1. Blowing Rock’s History 

 2. Early Visitors and Settlers  

 3. Lenoir-Blowing Rock Turnpike 

 4. From Mountain Village to Resort   

 5. Mayview Lake 

 6. Early Education

 7. Tourism

 8. Ski Industry

 9. Medical Care

10. Chetola

11. Philanthropy

12. The Blue Ridge Parkway

13. Religious Heritage

14. The Cone Estate and Family  

15. Green Park

16. A Wet or Dry Town

17. Glen Burney Falls 

18. Watauga Hotel and Memorial Park 

19. Mayview Park

20. Uncle Joe Clark and Becoming a Town

21. Main Street through the Years

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