Cashiers is a green valley at 3,500 feet surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains. The Cashiers area is in a quiet corner of Southwestern North Carolina in the heart of the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains range.

It's one of the few places left where you can set off without a destination and always arrive some- where beautiful.

It s a country of grand mountain views, of tiny towns that are little more than a few stores and a post office, and of waterfalls (including White Water Falls, the tallest in Eastern America). You won't find crowds. Or traffic jams, or neon lights, mammoth malls, or theme parks. Cashiers is beautiful...by nature.

Cashiers is a crossroad of sorts that offers up a rather modest assortment of one-story commercial buildings in the straight-from-the-sawmill style of summer camps. Yet inside are art studios and galleries, sophisticated outdoor outfitters, and makers of specialty furniture.

Set your own pace; that's the beauty of it Cashiers is an outdoor holiday. You can play golf, stroll along a forest trail, hike, snow ski, or water ski. You can hit a tennis ball or cast a line into Cashiers' famous trout waters. Stay at a country inn or lodge. Restaurants and inns are noted for their excellent cuisine. The shopping is fun: toys, antiques, art, made-in- Carolina crafts, apparel, gourmet foods, and homemade goodies.

Set your own pace, please yourself. There is SO much here to do-or so little. That's the beauty of a visit to Cashiers.

In the early 1900s, several inns were established in the Cashiers area to serve Southern gentry who visited the mountains in the summer to escape the heat of the lowlands. Many of these families built summer homes, and their descendants still return with others to enjoy the excellent golf courses and tennis facilities, as well as a multitude of natural resources. The historic Hampton Inn, famous for its 18-hole, par 71, championship course, is in Cashiers. Close by is Sapphire Valley, a year-round resort community that received a four-star rating in the Mobile Travel Guide.

The sunsets. The moon over the mountains. Wildflowers among the fallen leaves. A mountain creek cascading to a lake. Sunlight turning water into melted silver. Autumn colors against an azure sky. A frieze of fiery color among the tree tops. A crystal kingdom, diamond sparkles on the snow. Any time of year, the Cashiers corner of North Carolina-casts its spell. Around every curve, over every ridge, something beautiful.

Welcome To Our Mountains:

Cashiers, Glenville, Sapphire & Lake Toxaway

Churches Baptist, Church of Christ, Church of God, Episcopal, United Methodist Non-Denominational, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic, Wesleyan Methodist.

Health and Medical Facilities

Highlands/Cashiers Hospital - Highlands ...................... Harris Regional Hospital - Sylva ............................. Transylvania County Hospital - Brevard ........................ Rosman Volunteer Rescue Squad................................... Cashiers Medical Center ....................................... Local Medical & Dental Professionals Available ............

Community Facilities

Mountain Heritage Museum (WCU) Niggli Theatre (WCU) Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library Glenville Community Center Jackson County Airport (Sm. Aircraft) Lake Toxaway Community Center Asheville Airport (Jetline Service) Sapphire-Whitewater Center Norton Community Center Pine Creek Community Center Village Green Park Playscape-Blue Ridge School Cashiers Child Development Center The Cashiers Child Development Center provides quality day care services for 35 children-ages two months to five years. Priority is given to children of working parents or parents in job training. Built completely by community funding, it is a unique and valuable asset to the Cashiers area.

Cashiers Community Center

Facilities include: park, ball field, tennis courts, pool, and meeting rooms.The Cashiers Child Development Center is located adjacent to the Community Center. The Senior Citizen Center is located within the Community Center. Lunch is served weekdays and various activities are offered. Transportation to the center is available. For more information call 743-9215.

Chamber Events

Sapphire Valley Masters Association Arts & Crafts Festival.. Charleston Symphony Pops Concert .....Church Of The Good Shepherd Annual Bazaar ..Cashiers Area Humane Society Dog Show ...Highlands Chamber Music Festival in Cashiers.. ......The Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library......Annual Cashiers Antique Show ...Humane Society Annual Cat Show ....Valley Garden Club Fall Festival Cashiers Christmas Festival & Parade Recreational Sites

Whiteside Mountain elevation 4,930 ft., about 2,000 ft. above valley floor with panoramic views. Reached by trail from parking lot just west of Jackson/Macon County line, via U.S. Hwy. 64 west of Cashiers to Whiteside Mountain Rd., just past Cowee Gap Overlook.

Horsepasture River & Nature Trails - includes 5 scenic waterfalls. Located on Whitewater Falls Rd. (NC Hwy. 281) about 2 miles south of US Hwy. 64 at Sapphire on a trail beginning near bridge over Horsepasture River.

Lake Glenville (Thorpe Reservoir) - Located in Glenville, 4 miles north of Cashiers on Hwy. 107. 1,462 acre lake, 26 miles of shoreline. Open to public. Provides boating, boat ramps, water skiing, canoeing, fishing, sail boating and sunbathing. Fishing licenses for visitors can be obtained. Ralph J. Andrews County Park - located off Pine Creek Rd. (S.R. 1157) near the dam of Lake Glenville, offers full RV hookup, tent camping, picnicking, hot showers, and boat ramp. 743-3923.

Toxaway Fire Tower - NC Forest Service manned fire tower atop Hogback Mountain's peak at 4,777 ground elevation allowing a 360% view. Take US Hwy. 64 east of Cashiers for 6 miles, turn left at Tower Road.

Ellicotts Rock - named for Andrew Ellicott who surveyed the NC and SC state line and the 35th parallel during the years 1811-13. This point, at the juncture of 3 states - NC, SC, and GA, was later discovered to be incorrect by 10 ft. Take NC Hwy. 107 south of Cashiers to Bull Pen Rd. (S.R. 1100). Then Bull Pen Rd. for 2 1/2 miles to Forest Service trail that begins on left of road. (3 mile trail).

Judaculla Rock - Huge boulder with yet unexplained hieroglyphics said to be carved by Indians. North of Cashiers via NC Hwy. 107 for 18 miles to Caney Fork Rd.(S.R.1737)on right. Follow S.R. 1737 for 2-1/2miles, turn left at sign.

Chattooga River - at Old Iron Bridge on Bull Pen Rd. (S.R. 1 100) at Macon/ Jackson County line. Interesting rock pools formed by falls of turbulent waters. Forest Service Trail.

Yellow Mountain - elevation 5,127. Old abandoned fire tower on Macon/ Jackson County line. Drive about 7 miles west of Cashiers on US Hwy. 64 to S.R. 1538 in Macon County, on the right. On State Road about 1.3 miles, look for trail on right.

Non-Profit Organizations

CASHIERS AREA HUMANE SOCIETY PO Box 638, Cashiers, NC 28717 (828) 743-5752

CASHIERS-GLENVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT. PO Box 886, Cashiers, NC 28717 Emergency 911 or (828) 743-9544 GLENVILLE-CASHIERS RESCUE SQUAD PO Box 919, Cashiers, NC 28717 Emergency 911 or (828) 743-3333

HIGHLANDS-CASHIERS HOSPITAL PO Box 190, Hwy.64 W, Highlands, NC 28741 (828) 526-1200

Cashiers...is beautiful.....Cashiers welcomes you......Come soon. Come back often.

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