History for Transylvania County

The first court was to be held at the home of B. C. Langford. Commissioners were named to select a site for the public buildings within five miles of W. P. Poor's store and to acquire land and lay out Brevard.1

Transylvania County's name is derived from the Latin words, trans meaning "across" and sylva meaning "woods."1


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1 Facts gathered from State Library of North Carolina.


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