CHIMNEY ROCK
RECORD
PUBLISHED BY K.I.M. PUBLISHING, LLC
ROSE SENEHI, EDITOR
P.O.BOX 132, CHIMNEY ROCK, NC 28720
EMAIL: [email protected]
AUGUST 2013
Thursday Concerts at The Gathering Place
Don’t miss the Hickory Nuts
this Thursday, Aug. 15 at 7 pm.
The Community
Development Association’s summer concert series
at the Gathering
Place has been a
great success…
and put together by
volunteers.
Thurs., Sept. 19
the Swayback Sisters will play “old-school country
soul, Appalachian-style folk ballads,
and acoustic blues. Food and refreshments available.
The Chimney Rock Boys Camp the Summer
Before They Filled the Lake
THE SUMMER OF 1925 was the last year the Chimney Rock Boys Camp operated at its original location
on Boys Camp Road. This camp newspaper dated August 1925 reflects the camp’s excitement over the prospect of the camp’s relocation “a stone’s throw” from
the original site and embracing over 2,000 feet of frontage on what was to be the new Lake Lure.
The following pages from The Chimney Rock
Camper give a snapshot of the camp’s extensive facilities, including a gymnasium, swimming pool, tennis
courts, baseball field and boxing platform. Keep in
mind there was no Lake Lure at this time and all water
sports took place on the Rocky Broad River.
It was a heady time, (four years before the great
depression) evident in the ad taken out by Chimney
Rock Mountains, Inc., the firm headed up by Lucius
Morse who was responsible for developing Lake Lure.
The ad illustrates the enthusiasm for the $6,000,000
project they define as a resort. They reported that “the
dam gates will be closed in August of 1926 when they
will start to fill the lake, covering 1,500 acres and presenting a winding shore line of 38 miles.”
When the ad ran in 1925 “the Lake Lure Inn was
practically completed” as was the “1st block of business buildings at the Lake Lure civic center.”
The ad quotes “75,000 visitors to the towering
monolith in the last two season.”
The ads placed by local businesses shows Chimney
Rock as a bustling community more than a tourist destination, with a bank, lumber company, two hardware
stores, two general merchandise stores and 2 filling
stations. The Chimney Rock Trust Co. that was located
on the north side of downtown Chimney Rock boasted
they were “as solid at the Rock.”
August 24, 1925—The Chimney Rock Camper
The combed hair
and uniforms the
boys are wearing
are a far cry from
today’s camps. The
counselors are
even wearing ties!
August 24, 1925—The Chimney Rock Camper
Does anyone know where
any of these stores were located? These ads ran in the
camp newspaper.
August 24, 1925—The Chimney Rock Camper
August 24, 1925—The Chimney Rock Camper
CHIMNEY ROCK PARK HILL CLIMB
PLEASE Patronize our
Post Office
The United States Postal Service
has reduced our hours to Noon to
four, Monday to Friday. Sometime
this coming fall, they will again reappraise the amount of usage our
post office receives and decide
whether or not to close the post office, increase hours, or keep it at
four hours Mon. thru Friday. There
has been a post office in Chimney
Rock since 1843. Everyone is urged
to purchase your stamps at our post
office on Main St. when you are in
town so this 170-year history
doesn’t come to a sad end.
The
Gathering
place Amphitheater
A Beautiful
Backdrop for Your
Wedding or Special
Event
HAVE YOUR PARTY, YOUR REUNION, YOUR
WEDDING CEREMONY
OR OTHER EVENT AT THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
LOCATION IN THE VILLAGE.
MAGNIFICENT VIEWS OF CHIMNEY ROCK AND
THE 404’ HICKORY NUT FALLS,
18’ X 35’ STAGE, SEATING FOR 150 PERSONS.
LOCAL RESIDENTS/ORGANIZATIONS-RENTAL FEE
$100
NON-LOCAL RESIDENTS/ORGANIZATIONS-RENTAL
FEE $200
FOR RENTAL INFORMATION CALL:
BILL WHITMAN - CHIMNEY ROCK VILLAGE CLERK
828/625-2263
Days Gone By in Chimney Rock
Ford’s Restaurant: the
building has been rebuilt,
one wall at a time, and is
currently Laura’s House.
Upstairs were 12 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms.
The Fords had an apartment on the 2nd floor and
their daughter an apartment on the 3rd.
Downstairs there was a
restaurant, ice cream
parlor & kitchen.
Posing are Donna Burgin’s parents, Fred and Carrie Dalton Flynn, in
Dalton’s Sandwich Shop that was located in the building pictured above
before the Fords owned it. Donna’s grandmother, Dacy Dalton, owned
the building and operated the restaurant, then it went to Donna’s Aunt
Geneva Fortner who operated a gift shop in the space. Notice the two
slot machines on the counter to the left. Are those saddle shoes she’s
wearing?
Guess who the taller boy is. Answer at bottom
April’s Boutique
A ladies apparel store, owned by April Sottile,
has just opened in Chimney Rock. Located two
stores east of the Riverwatch, her shop specializing
in moderately priced unique fashions to flatter a
woman’s figure. April and her husband, Perry,
have moved here from Melbourne, Florida. “I want
to invite everyone to stop by any time and say
hello… and if you like… play my Baby Grand piano in the center of the store,” said April.
VILLAGE PROPERTY SALES
BUILDING or LOT ADDRESS
SALES PRICE
RECORDED
369 Main St..
665 Main St.
3160 Memorial Hwy.
80,000
60,000
71,000
4/26
6/12
7/3
DESCRIPTION
.0 Acres, 1 bldg.
.37 Acres. Falls at C.R. LT
.22 Acres. Residence
Chimney Rock land can be researched on line
at:http://arcgis.webgis.net/nc/Rutherford/
The taller boy in the picture is Don Hastings,
owner off Willow Creek