This is a black and white photo of Piney Grove Baptist Church. The church is now closed permanently. The photo is at an angle with a shed attached to the back and a tree growing beside it.
This once thriving church is now almost completely swallowed…
This is a black and white collage of the Pleasant Hill African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Zion Church with the National Register of Historical Places in the center and various photos of the church around it.
A black and white photo of a white church building from the front. The church has a Quilt Trail sign over the door and the name of the church above the door.
Abraham Lincoln Ensley (1865-1948) was one of the earliest commercial photographers in western North Carolina. He made images, mostly portraits, on 5” x 7” glass plates that he developed on his farm in Jackson County. Like most native residents,…