In a packed conference room at the Blowing Rock Art and History Museum on Jan. 23, the life and legacy of the photographer and conservationist Hugh Morton and his family’s alpine attraction Grandfather Mountain was celebrated as part of the museum’s “Scholars and Scones” program.

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July 14, 1949

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When the Fourth of July parade rolls down West King Street on July 4, 2019, trucks, cyclists and walkers will literally be following in the footsteps of history from a century before.

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April 18, 1957

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