Author: Anne

FOUNDING DIRECTORS Reverend Dr. Samuel Mills Tenney (1871 – 1939) Rev. Dr. Thomas Hugh Spence, Jr., (1899 – 1986) FOUNDATIONS PRESBYTERIAN HERITAGE CENTER, 1926-2006 The Reverend Dr. Samuel Mills Tenney

COMMERCIAL STORES     Around 1900, the Montreat Publishing Company was started by printer Arthur R. Tipton and Montreat’s General Manager Weston R. Gales. Above is a 1903 ad run

IMAGES By 1910, the wood dam at The Lake in Montreat was working well. This black & white picture shows the dam from the downstream perspective.   1910 Photo of

IMAGES The same year Montreat was being founded, Huyler was running this 1897 Christmas Ad for his Bonbons.   Huyler Advertising mirror circa the 1890s.   Huyler’s Candy Factory, 18th

IMAGES On Aug. 2, 1909, a dedication of the engraved rock was held celebrating the founding of Montreat in 1897. Left to right are: Judge James D. Murphy, John Alex

IMAGES Wood plank seating and worship area (1897).   Dining tent and cooking area near stream (1897).   In 1907, a tent conference was held by Methodists and Presbyterians at

IMAGES Missionaries to the Far East were among the first settlers in Montreat in 1898 and 1899. Shown above circa late 1898 or early 1899 are: (left to right) Julia