When J. Myron Houston wrote his history of Henson Creek, a cove 12 miles up U.S. 19E from Spruce Pine, he called half the original settlers “uncle.” Only one of the men he so dubbed was kin — that was Uncle Bob Houston, who ran a sawmill — but folks…Read More
Visiting Our Past Mica war bring changes to North Toe Spruce Pine in 1860s
