Grassy Creek, North Carolina is in Ashe County near the NC and Virginia border (northern NC mountains).
If you've never heard of Grassy Creek, you aren't alone. This unincorporated township was established around 1788 and only had a population of 511 in the 2000 census.
The shots in this post are ones from my digital photo archives that I haven't posted on my blog yet. Some of these shots are in Grassy Creek and some were when we were driving around trying to find it.
I've felt like a change of scenery on my blog so I've been looking back through past trip shots.
My mother's grandparents had a farm in Grassy Creek and I have many fond memories of visiting them when I was a child. I was named after their son, Carver, who died when my mother was a baby. I am a woman and was given Carver as my middle name which is what everyone called me. When I got married I dropped my first name (Jane) and Carver became my legal first name.
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Traditions and country shots.
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Luiz Ramos
Idyllic place!I love your pictures from Grassy Creek, it's a beautiful place.
ReplyDeleteThe first shot is outstanding!
Great work !
Léia
Great photos and some interesting history too. Feels like we can see the whole town in these few shots.
ReplyDeletelooks peaceful, like you can go lay on the grass and stare at the sky
ReplyDeleteCarver is such a wonderful name .. and these pix are equally so
ReplyDeletewow, that what a pastoral scene, i love it especially your drive by shots.
ReplyDeleteno offense meant to jane, but i think carver has more character :)
enjoy the new week.
Just blog hopping and came upon yours. I love the pictures, what kind of camera do you use? I always hope people answer, "Oh just an old point and shoot thing I keep around." I just opened for business but your welcome to come on over for a laugh:)
ReplyDeleteFabulous shots. Lovely country side.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely, peaceful place! Love the history, including how you were named! Marvelous photos as always! Hope you have a wonderful week!
ReplyDeleteSylvia
Beautiful country scenes, Carver! Have a great week. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks to everyone for visiting and to answer the question about my camera: I have a canon powershot A610 which can be point shoot but also has the option where I can set everything manually. It also has the option for adding different lenses which attach with an adapter. I can't afford another digital camera but eventually I'd like one more like my really old 35 mm which I had a bunch of different lenses for. However, this is a pretty good in between digital.
ReplyDeleteIt was an interesting history and the place too :)
ReplyDeleteWe also use to go to places where ancestors used to live - to feel a bit of history :)
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Beautiful scenic shots and interesting knowing the story of your name. :)
ReplyDeletewow I /would have loved to be there
ReplyDeletepop 511, is there a school? My school has 660 kids. LOL
ReplyDeleteWow! True to its name, it looks so green and grassy everywhere. Very rustic and beautiful.
ReplyDeleteSuch wondrous sceneries along the way.
ReplyDeletecool landscapes... really great shots
ReplyDeleteMy Mother was raised in Grassy Creek, NC from 1925-1935. I am looking for old pics.. do you know of any source? Thanks
ReplyDeleteHi Nancy, I clicked on you blog but it said the profile was private, therefore, I wasn't able to leave a comment on your blog about this so I'm leaving it here in case you come back. Wow, that's amazing since Grassy Creek is so tiny. My mother's maiden name was Young and she was born in 1924. What a small world. My grandmother and grandfather left to move west when my mother was a baby but my grandfather died of sleeping sickness and my grandmother and mother came back to the NC mountains. My grandmother lived in Boone after that but my mother spent a lot of time on her Grandparents farm in Grassy Creek when she was growing up. They were still alive (my great grandparents) when I was young and when we visited my Grandmother in Boone we usually went to Grassy Creek too. I can probably find some old shots of Grassy Creek and I took more when I was there a few years ago looking for my grandparents farm.
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