by Historic Flat Rock Inc | Jul 29, 2020 | Blogs
In 2019 the French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization (FBRMPO) awarded to the Village of Flat Rock a grant for the conducting of a Greenway feasibility study. The grant funding includes $32,000 from the FBRMPO and $8,000 from the Flat Rock Village...
by Historic Flat Rock Inc | Jul 28, 2020 | Blogs
The Flat Rock Historic District, on the National Register of Historic Places, is the largest historic district in the state of North Carolina covering 6.25 square miles. In 1973 after years of research funded by HFR, recognition of the historical and cultural district...
by Historic Flat Rock Inc | Jul 11, 2020 | Blogs, Historic, Honoring our Ancestors
The 4th of July (Independence Day) is a day of celebrating the birth of our Nation. It’s a day to reflect on brave men fighting for freedom from England’s tyranny. Today, I’m honoring my ancestor John Stoney, born in Tipperary, Ireland to English Protestant...
by Historic Flat Rock Inc | Jun 27, 2020 | Blogs, Historic
Anne “Annie” Guerard Coletta was born and raised in Charleston and spent her summers in Flat Rock, North Carolina, where her family has gathered for generations. She is the direct descendant of six former South Carolina governors: Thomas Smith, Rawlins Lowndes,...
by Historic Flat Rock Inc | May 23, 2020 | Blogs, Historic
Seventh in a series on Flat Rock by the Charleston Mercury Recently, my husband, Sandy, and I had the most delightful visit with Alexander Campbell King III, owner of Argyle in Flat Rock, North Carolina. It was Mr. King’s 91st birthday, so we celebrated in social...
