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This massive multimillion-dollar machine started operating in 1965, as Champion continued to grow. It could produce enough paperboard to make a pint milk carton for every man, woman and child in the United States. At that time, the mill's No. 20…

Elizabeth was a wonderful cook, creating some of the most amazing dishes in Haywood County. She was first employed at the Garden Hotel, where she was the head cook, until the operation moved across the street to the Towne House. Elizabeth also worked…

The lady in this colored photo is Ida Jean Allen She is wearing a blue coat and a white hat. In the photo she is sitting on a pew in a church with at least 2 others behind her.

Ida Jean Allen was born in Webster, North Carolina in 1921. In 1943 Allen enlisted to serve in World War II, despite the fact many told her they did not take African Americans. However, Allen was selected to be one out of forty African American women…

This undated news article is an example of the diverse ways the Pigeon Community has the center’s space. It features news from the community’s Homemaker’s Club and indicates a variety of planned activities.

Five young women, one of whom is an African American, pictured for the Homecoming court at Tuscola High School in Waynesville.