Facts and Folklore between milepost 292 - 298
Facts & Folklore
Annie Got Her Gun!- Did you know that the fashionable Mayview Manor in Blowing Rock employed Annie Oakley, herself, to operate their trapshooting range.
Blowing Rock Named Best Place to Visit- Did you know that Blowing Rock was named Best Place to Visit by Our State magazine in 1999? That is just one of the many awards this resort town receives each year.
Blowing Rock is Mitford!- Did you know that Blowing Rock is the hometown of author Jan Karon, and is the basis for the town, Mitford, in her "Mitford Series" of books? Those who have read the books will recognize the Episcopal and Presbyterian churches, local shops and restaurants...and maybe...just maybe...a few of the characters!
The Resort Tradition- The resort town of Blowing Rock has been hosting visitors since well back into the 1880s. It was once called Summerville because of all the people who spent their summers in full-time residents' homes, inns, etc. Today, Blowing Rock continues to uphold its excellent reputation as a resort town with such reputable resorts as Chetola and fine hotels like Meadowbrook Inn.
Movie Filmed in Blowing Rock!- If you visit Moses Cone Manor, you may remember it from the Steven King film, The Green Mile. The opening and closing scenes where the main character is in a nursing home were filmed at the Manor. The cemetary scene was filmed at Laurel Fork Baptist Church off Aho Road.
- Annie Got Her Gun!- Did you know that the fashionable Mayview Manor in Blowing Rock employed Annie Oakley, herself, to operate their trapshooting range.
- Blowing Rock Named Best Place to Visit- Did you know that Blowing Rock was named Best Place to Visit by Our State magazine in 1999? That is just one of the many awards this resort town receives each year.
- Blowing Rock is Mitford!- Did you know that Blowing Rock is the hometown of author Jan Karon, and is the basis for the town, Mitford, in her "Mitford Series" of books? Those who have read the books will recognize the Episcopal and Presbyterian churches, local shops and restaurants...and maybe...just maybe...a few of the characters!
- The Resort Tradition- The resort town of Blowing Rock has been hosting visitors since well back into the 1880s. It was once called Summerville because of all the people who spent their summers in full-time residents' homes, inns, etc. Today, Blowing Rock continues to uphold its excellent reputation as a resort town with such reputable resorts as Chetola and fine hotels like Meadowbrook Inn.
- Movie Filmed in Blowing Rock!- If you visit Moses Cone Manor, you may remember it from the Steven King film, The Green Mile. The opening and closing scenes where the main character is in a nursing home were filmed at the Manor. The cemetary scene was filmed at Laurel Fork Baptist Church off Aho Road.
