Bethel Rural Community Organization

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1. "They Named This Pigeon Valley"
2. Introduction
3. Rutherford Trace – Charles Miller - Learn about General Griffith Rutherford’s Revolutionary War expedition which passed through the Bethel Community.
4. Pigeon Valley – Charles Cathey - Hear the stories of the passenger pigeons, the Bethel Academy, & the industries of Woodrow.
5. The Cathey House – Doris Cathey - Learn about the oldest remaining home in the Pigeon Valley which was home to five generations of Catheys and where visitors may meet the ghost of cousin John Boone.
6. Lenoir Devon Acres – Dr. Mary Lenoir Michal & Charles Trantham - This farm has been in business for over 150 years and is home to the docile red Devon cattle, brought here from Maryland during the summer of 1849.
7. Bethel Presbyterian Church – Riley Covin and Bill Terrell - Hear the story of the church’s formation, construction, and the changes it has gone through. This is one of several buildings in the community built by master carpenter Rev. Jesse Stalcup.
8. Inman Chapel – Ted Darrell Inman – “The Mayor of Bethel” tells the story of James Anderson Inman and the formation of this unique Universalist church where the first female minister in the area preached.
9. The Inman Family – Ted Darrell Inman & Malinda Messer - Hear the real story behind the fictional history of the “Cold Mountain” novel: the tale of William Pinkney Inman’s fateful journey home over Big Stomp Mountain during the Civil War.
10. R.A. Sentelle – Sandi Boone - Learn about the life of the first superintendent of the Haywood County School system, Richard Alvah Sentelle. He was an educator, a Baptist minister, and a family man who raised 9 children to adulthood.
11. The Pingree Priestly Plott House – Richard & Jimmie Ellen Henson - This unique home was another building constructed by Rev. Jesse Stalcup and has served as home to five generations of the Brown family.
12. Francis Mill – Tanna Timbes - Follow the journey of this 120-year-old mill from a community gathering place to a disused relic and back to a beautifully restored, fully-working grist mill.
13. Truss Bridge #79 – Ava Chambers Barrett & Troy Hargrove - The oldest working truss bridge in North Carolina was almost lost in 1925 when it was replaced with a new concrete bridge. A group of willing volunteers moved it to a new home where it gave them and their neighbors a better way across the river.
14. Calvin Filmore Christopher – Berdine Hirschy, Winifred McNeil, & Eula Rigdon - This prolific inventor who lived in Bethel held over 100 patents, but very few people even know he lived here. Three members of the community who knew him personally recount their stories of this distinguished southern gentleman.
15. The J.B. Rigdon General Store – Berdine Hirschy, Winifred McNeil, & Eula Rigdon - Located in the heart of the community, this store was a central hub for mill workers, school children, and anyone else who made use of the fine goods stocked by owners Joe Berry and Rose Powell Rigdon.
16. Bethel Community Cemetery – Malinda Messer - The community’s oldest cemetery spreads out on a hill overlooking many of the valley’s landmarks. Here, William Pinkney Inman & Calvin Filmore Christopher are laid to rest.
17. "Walking In The Footsteps…"
18. "Bethel the Beautiful" – Performed by Kelly McFalls & the Bethel Elementary School 5th grade choral group
19. End Credits
20. For Further Information… Find out more about Bethel Rural Community Organization, Inc.

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