Sylva

SylvaSylva, the seat of Jackson County, was chartered in 1889 and takes its name from a wayfaring Dane, William D. Sylva, who once worked as a handyman for E. R. Hampton, the man who owned most of the land where the town now sits. When it came time to apply for a post office, Hampton asked his small daughter, Mae, what the town should be named. Sylva, said the young girl, who had taken a liking to her father s hired hand. With the coming of the railroad in

Sylva, the seat of Jackson County, was chartered in 1889 and takes its name from a wayfaring Dane, William D. Sylva, who once worked as a handyman for E. R. Hampton, the man who owned most of the land where the town now sits. When it came time to apply for a post office, Hampton asked his small daughter, Mae, what the town should be named. Sylva, said the young girl, who had taken a liking to her father s hired hand. With the coming of the railroad in the late 19th century, the town developed into the commercial center of southwestern North Carolina. In 1912, a county-wide referendum moved the county seat from Webster to Sylva, leading to the construction of Western North Carolina s most photographed building, the historic Jackson County Courthouse, which sits atop a hill overlooking Main Street."

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 09/01/2008
ISBN: 9780738554112
Pages: 127
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.40w x 0.40d