Tryon is a city in Polk County, North Carolina, United States. At the 2010 census, the city's population was 1,646. Nestled on the steep slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains, this area is a center for outdoor activities, horse riding, and fine arts.
Tryon Peak and Town of Tryon were named after William Tryon, Governor of North Carolina from 1765 to 1771 in recognition of his negotiations with Cherokee for a treaty during the period of bloody conflict during the French and Indian Wars.
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Cherokee
The area now occupied by Tryon was originally part of the Cherokee hunt in North Carolina. Archaeological evidence mentions the occupation of indigenous peoples over the site until the end of the last Ice Age, more than 11,000 years ago. The semi-permanent village appears in an area of ​​about 8,000 BC. They then settled in cities with democratic political structures, religions, cultivated plants, pottery and skill, strong archery, and survival through vegetable growth, hunting and fishing. Each Cherokee village has a head of peace, a head of war, and a priest.
De Soto
After landing near the present Panama City, Florida on May 30, 1539, the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto supposedly traveled to what is now Spartanburg, South Carolina and north to western North Carolina. The ride with the horse de de Soto and 1,000 people arrived in North Carolina in mid-May, 1540. To search for gold, de Soto explored the Asheville area and met the Cherokee Indians in Xuala, the area now known as Tryon. After a day or two, de Soto continues his journey with the provision provided by Cherokee.
Luys Hernandez de Biedma, one of de Soto's officers, wrote of a group of people heading to what is now Tryon on May 21, 1540:
"The next day, they went to Xuala, a town on a plain between several rivers; the village head was so well-filled that he gave the Christians as much as they requested: slaves, corn, small dogs [perhaps opossum]... and how much he has. "
After Tryon, de Soto went to Gauxuile (now Asheville) which in Cherokee means "The place where they race", named to walk around the village.
Initial English solution
In the early period of settlement, England and Cherokee enjoyed peaceful relations. An agreement signed in 1730 resulted in a huge surge of white merchants and settlers. The early house, Seven Hearths was built in 1740, and is reputedly the oldest boarding house in the area, which was moved to its present location in 1934. A wooden cottage that served as a slave-making site was also built around 1740 and moved and rebuilt. to the Seven Hearths.
The French and Indian wars forever ended the existing peace between the inhabitants of Cherokee and Britain, ending a relatively peaceful period. The French, who were allied with the tributaries, sought to associate themselves with the Cherokees (who had been loyal to the British), and encouraged Shawnees to attack the settlements of the British As the conflict and tension escalated, the fortress was built, one of which is a "Block House" near Tryon. In 1767 William Tryon, governor of the North Carolina Colonies from 1765 to 1771), traveled to the area and negotiated a peace treaty with Cherokee, setting the line between locations near Greenville, South Carolina's highest point in White Oak Mountain (renamed Tryon Peak by the settlers). But the settlers were not committed to the limits and tensions that grew with the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. In the spring of 1776 Cherokee met in Round Mountain and plotted an attack on "Block House", Earl's Fort in Landrum, South Carolina and Fort Young near the town of Mill Spring, North Carolina today. Aware of the plan, a Cherokee named Skyuka went to "Block House" where he warned his friend Captain Thomas Howard of the impending attack. Howard and local militia gathered to take a trail towards Round Mountain where they met and defeated the Cherokee in the crack in the valley, now known as Howard Gap. Skyuka's name lives on Skyuka Creek, Skyuka Road, and YMCA Camp Skyuka on Mount Tryon.
Start of city
In 1839 the post office was established at the base of the peak of Tryon, both named after the Governor of Tryon. In 1877, trains provided transportation from the ports of South Carolina to North Carolina, Tennessee, and the Ohio Valley. The special place that became the city of Tryon is the point of railway construction to Asheville stopping for two years. To the west of Tryon, the train goes up the Blue Ridge along Saluda Grade, which is the steepest railway class in the country before it becomes inactive. At the height of the train expansion in 1885, Tryon was founded. In the 1890s, there were six train stops daily at Tryon. The current depot building, built in 1922, is the third depot built. Passenger service to Tryon ended in 1968.
As a tool of correction, in 1920 Tryon became a city not a city because it has less than 10,000 inhabitants.
Oak Hall Hotel
In 1881 and 1882 T.T. Ballenger and his father-in-law built the Tryon Hotel at 77 Chestnut Street in Melrose. In 1892 Mrs. Delia Williams bought the hotel, changed its name to Oak Hall and run it for three years. "Miss Clara" Edwards bought the hotel with 36 rooms and expanded it to 66. Oak Hall has famous guests, such as David Niven, F. Scott Fitzgerald, George Gershwin, Ny. Calvin Coolidge, Lady Nancy Astor, and Mrs. George C Marshall. In October 1979, the cost was too expensive to maintain, the building was torn down. Now the condo complex is located on a cliff that looks out over Trade Street.
Appreciating the ice cream served at the Misseldine drugstore (previously located at the current bank location on Trade Street), F. Scott Fitzgerald writes,
- "Oh Misseldine, dear Misseldine's,
- Diving we will not forget,
- The flavor of the banana is split
- It's in our tonsils yet.
- The chocolate fudge makes the heart vibrate,
- It's really too sacred,
- And as we feel, we will give one squeal
- For old Misseldine dear. "
Maps Tryon, North Carolina
Geography
The altitude is 1,067 feet (325 m) above sea level. The city's original boundary is defined as a circle with a radius of three quarters of a mile. According to the US Census Bureau, the city has a total area of ​​1.8 square miles (4.7 km 2 ), all land.
Climate
Tryon is located near the "thermal belt", an area generally dew-free and frost that provides a pleasant climate throughout the year. It was an early draw from many visitors and residents of Tryon. In this Blue Ridge mountain range, the air may be warmer on the slopes than in the valley basin, especially in spring and autumn, leading to longer periods of warmer weather throughout the year and greater crop yields.
However, the data suggest that Tryon has a climate similar to that of comparable regions in Piedmont.
Demographics
At the 2000 census, there were 1,760 people, 869 households, and 452 families living in the city. Population density was 955.0 people per square mile (369.3/km ²). There are 985 housing units with an average density of 534.5 per square mile (206.7 km/km²). City's racial makeup is 77.16% White, 21.02% African American, 0.28% Native Americans, 0.11% Asian, 0.68% of other races, and 0.74% of two or more races. Hispanic or Latin of any race is 1.25% of the population.
There are 869 households where 16.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.8% are married couples living together, 10.1% have female households without a husband, and 47, 9% are not family. 44.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 28.8% had someone living alone 65 or older. The average household size was 1.92 and the average family size was 2.66.
In the city, the population is spread by 16.7% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 19.6% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 37.7% years or more. The median age is 52 years. For every 100 females, there are 72.7 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 68.9 men.
The average income for households in the city is $ 31,449, and the average income for families is $ 44,485. Men have an average income of $ 35.956 compared to $ 23,333 for women. The per capita income for the city is $ 21,347. Approximately 7.9% of families and 14.3% of the population are below the poverty line, including 23.2% of those under the age of 18 and 9.4% of those aged 65 and older.
More than half of the full-time residents in Tryon are "transplants" from other parts of the country, some of which have helped create a cultural center that continues to attract writers, educators, artists and other professionals to the Tryon area.
Religion
The Tryon Churches include: Grace Foothills Church (PCA)] which meets at the historic Tryon Theater, Tryon Presbyterian Church (PCUSA), Church of the Holy Cross & amp; Chapel (Episcopal), Congregational Church, St. Catholic Church John the Baptist, First Baptist Church, LCMS Church of Trinity Lutheran. Other churches include the Garrison Chapel Baptist Church. The Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, originally the slave chapel known as St Andrews at Coxe Plantation, was transferred to Tryon in 1955. Located on Jackson Road, it still has original furnishings and glass.
Economy
Agriculture
The exposure south of the hills of Tryon provides a conducive environment for gardens and vineyards. The vineyards are established in the Pacolet Valley, in the Old Howard Gap, and other Tryon locations. In the 1950s the industry suffered from a reduction in rail transport and competition with California wines. Wine, though, starts making a comeback in the area.
Tourism
B & Bs and Inns in Tryon include:
- The Melrose Inn 1906 Pine Crest Inn and Restaurant: The 1906 Pine Crest Inn was originally built in 1906 as a sanatorium for those with tuberculosis. In 1917 it was converted into an inn. This Inn was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The dining room has the designation of four AAA diamonds. At the beginning of hunter's history the inn is attracted by its location, sitting right on the edge of the desert. The Swayback cabin, now over 240 years old, has hosted Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Culture
Art
- The Tryon Fine Arts Center
The Tryon Fine Arts Center, located on Melrose Avenue, is a center for visual and performing arts that offers music, drama, film and other cultural programs. Founded in 1969, non-profit organizations offer a number of classes in art. This central theater houses 345 individuals and has a system for deaf people. Located, showcased, or featured in the middle are: Painters and Sculptors Tryon and Carolina Photo Club. The Photo Club annually exhibits in January and February. This group, affiliated with the American Photographic Society, meets monthly and conducts an annual contest in which award-winning ships are exhibited at the Tryon Fine Arts Center.
- Tryon School of Arts and Crafts
Founded in 1960, Tryon School of Arts and Crafts provides communities with creative opportunities "through education, instruction, and expressions of heritage and contemporary arts and crafts" created and exhibited in schools. In 1950 local artists offered space in their homes for arts and crafts. The blizzard of 1959 was the impetus for creating a formal organization. Grace Hall, a local resident who had been trapped in her home for three weeks, wrote a letter to Tryon Daily Bulletin with an idea: to form a local craft center so that the locals would have the knowledge to create art. or craft so that in the wake of another snowstorm they will have something to do with their time. Many agreed, including the architect Carter Brown and philanthropic Tryon Violet Parish-Watson. In April 1960, 200 local residents pledged a one-dollar membership fee to support the so-called Tryon Crafts, Inc. "Retake the history of Tryon as an artist colony," local craftsmen began selling work and teaching classes. After being in multiple locations, Tryon Arts & amp; The craft (named since 2004) is located at 373 Harmon Field Road, adjacent to Harmon Field. The facility offers professional studios for a wide range of art, such as fiber art, pottery, jewelry, stationery, woodwork, multimedia and blacksmiths.
- Tryon Concert Association
The Tryon Concert Association claims to have brought "world-class artists" to Tryon since the first concert in January 1955 when baritone Robert McFerrin gave the recital. Soon after the show McFerrin was the first African-American to join the Metropolitan Opera Company. The Tryon Concert Association provides a series of four concerts from fall to spring with talents that rival major metropolitan cities.
- Tryon Little Theater
The Tryon Little Theater held classes and workshops at Tryon Little Theater Workshop on Highway 176. The season's performance by the organization can also be seen at Tryon Fine Arts Center in Tryon.
- Tryon Youth Center
The Tryon Youth Center, located on an area of ​​5,300 square feet (490 m) on the US 176 Road, offers an artistic, social and recreational program for young people in the local area. Every year, a Music Production Summer Youth Center is held at the Tryon Art Center.
- Kids Theater Festival
The Children's Theater Festival held in 1978 offers "art of living" for children including: "Eight to ten different shows, including theater, music, storytelling, pantomime, dance, dolls, and more are brought to Tryon on the day Saturday at the end of March. "
Equestrian community
Local historian and former President of Tryon Riding and Hunt Club, Colonel Charles C. Ross, US Army (Retd.) Said at a meeting of the Association of Polk County History in April 2010, "Horses are very important in Polk County." Horses provide sports, entertainment, business, and country life, it can be said that horses are a way of life in our delightful community here in rural North Carolina. "Many started with Carter Brown who came to Tryon from Michigan in 1917 and opened Pine Crest Inn, a place where the flowering northerners can enjoy horseback riding or golfing during the winter months. In 1925 Brown was founded and was the first president of the Tryon Riding and Hunt Club. With Brown's inspiration, the Tryon Horse Show and Block House Steeplechase were born in 1929 and 1934, respectively. The Tryon Horse Show "is so popular that schools are left out and most businesses are closed for the afternoon," Ross said. In 1956, the US Equestrian Team prepared and coached for the 1956 Olympics at Tryon. The Tryon Horse Show remains today as the third oldest horse show and US Equestrian Federation event to be rated, and smaller performances are held at Harmon Field and Tryon Horse Shows are at Foothills Equestrian Nature Center (FENCE). Many local organizations such as Carolina Carriage Club, Blue Ridge Hunter Jumper Association, Foothills Riding Club, and River Valley Pony Club hold events and events.
Morris, the Tryon Horse, stood in the midst of Tryon. The Tryon Horse, a toy version made by Tryon Toymakers and Woodcarvers, was first built in 1928 for Tryon Riding and Hunt Club. Morris is currently the fifth generation, three of the previous versions succumbing to fires, kidnappings and ages and the fourth is renewed with a fiberglass body. Morris serves as a billboard during the Tryon Horse Show and Block House Steeplechase Races. At Christmas, she is decorated with bouquets and hats.
In May 2012, a group of Tryonite volunteers, along with Tryonite City and Tryon Daily Bulletin, united to raise money for Morris's recovery and maintenance to get worse. The big statue was "kidnapped" in the middle of the night on June 8, 2012, and held for "ransom". The refurbished Morris is returned to its place in November 2012.
- Tryon International Equestrian Center
In June 2014, the $ 100 million Equestrian Center and Resort Equestrian Tryon International was opened to host multi-day international equestrian competitions in several disciplines working with Tryon Riding and Hunt Club. Located close to Mill Spring, the 1400-acre riding facility will feature up to 10 equestrian arenas (including one with a seating stage for 6,000), 1,000 permanent kiosks, embedded and sheltered observation decks, large covered equestrian facilities and Tryon Sports Complex, which will includes a health club, games room, children's camp, sports bar, children's playground, tennis court, mountain bike park, wall climbing, basketball court and large pool. Developers also plan to open a 150 room hotel facing the equestrian center in summer 2017. The center will host 2018 World Equestrian Games.
- Foothills Equestrian Nature Center
The Foothills Equestrian Nature Center (FENCE) is a 380 acre nature reserve (1.5 km km 2 ) for hiking, horseback riding and bird watching. Its center, which also includes a picnic area and a pool, hosts events and horse riding concerts.
Library
The Lanier Library Association was named the poet Sidney Lanier, who died September 7, 1881 at the "Wilcox house" on Highway 108 in Lynn, three miles (5 km) north of Tryon, which has since been known as Lanier House. The idea for a library was developed in 1889 by five women from Tryon with the aim of being "a source of intellectual and cultural stimulation for society", achieved through library membership for local women. Two volumes of Sidney Lanier poetry, a gift from his wife Mary is the first book for the library. Originally the library was a bookshelf located in several places in the city before it was officially located in the Lanier Library building which was built in 1905 and expanded over the years. In 1930 the library established a lasting fund to support the library and library membership extended to include men. Lanier Library Association, Inc., previously called Lanier club, is organized to provide library services and cultural related programs to the public. The Lanier Library remains a membership library supported solely by membership fees, endowments and donations, one of only a few membership libraries in the country.
Recreation
This area is known for its beautiful penglamannya of customized horse farms, hardwood forests, and beautiful scenery kudzu in the foothills of Carolina.
Garden
Tryon has a number of parks including:
- Rogers Park located in downtown Tryon is a park and open amphitheater. The natural setting includes a small creek and walkways and also landscaping with native plants and stone walls Crab Orchard. The facilities are used for public events, such as musical performances, and can be booked for private events, such as weddings and other events.
- Greene Corner, on Melrose Avenue opposite the entrance to Tryon Fine Arts Center, is a beautiful park and gazebo that is often used for wedding photos. Park Sassoon, also on Melrose Avenue, has sculptures and modern greenery.
- Harmon Field, a 46 acre park (190,000 m 2 ) at Tryon located on Harmon Field Road between US Hwy 176 and NC Hwy 108, regularly used by city dwellers and visitors. It offers a variety of activities, from relaxing on the road to active sports participation:
- For horsemen there are periodic events (see their event calendar) and facilities including four horse rings and 140 stalls.
- For sports, there are three baseball fields, two soccer fields, four tennis courts, a basketball court, a green field, a disc golf course and a playground.
- For those who like to take a leisurely stroll there is a trail and a community garden.
- Shelters and toaster available for picnics.
- This field also offers rental facilities and a concession stand.
- The Blue Ridge Barbecue and Music Festival, "One of America's most prestigious barbecue competitions!", is held annually at Harmon Field.
Beautiful area and drive
- Pacolet Scenic Byway, one of North Carolina Scenic Byways, is 10 miles (16 km) of the US 176 stretching from Tryon to Saluda. The beautiful drives provide views of the Pacolet River and the beautiful waterfalls.
- The Pearson Natural Heritage Site, named for a 90 foot (27 m) waterfall, is owned and managed by Tryon Garden Club. Located between Tryon and Saluda, the hotel offers picnic areas and hiking and cycling routes for its customers. There is a quarter mile walk to the waterfalls of the US 176. "Plant preservation" offers over 200 species of wildflowers and plans and has been classified as a fall climax . An engineer, Charles William Pearson, explores the Blue Ridge Mountains for the Southern Railroad and that is the name that labels the waterfall.
Tryon on media
Margaret Culkin Banning's novel features "DeSoto" city, known as Tryon, which attracts visitors to its climate, performing arts and horse riding events.
Transportation
Tryon is located west of Interstate 26 which runs northwest to Asheville and southeast to Spartanburg, South Carolina about a mile from the NC/SC border. The US Highway 176 crosses the city center where known as the Trade Street.
Famous people
- George Charles Aid (1872 - 1938), American painter
- Katharine Alexander (1898 - 1981), actress, died at Tryon
- Margaret Culkin Banning whose house "Friendly Hills" was registered with the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
- Cathy Smith Bowers, poet and professor; Poet of North Carolina, Laureate, 2010-2012
- William Gillette, the actor who built the house in Tryon, then returns to the Thousand Pine Inn.
- Richard Christian Nelson, artist
- Nina Simone, singer, pianist, composer, and activist
- Henry Jacques Garrigues, a Danish-born doctor who is thought to have introduced antiseptic obstetrics to the United States
References
External links
- ExploreTryon Tourism Site
- Tryon City
- Blue Ridge BBQ Festival was held in June
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