DDN Series:

June 28, 1998, Part 1: Mining the Jewels

HOLDING ON TO YESTERDAY
Area communities are preserving the past as a matter of pride and profit
By Jim Bebbington

PRESERVING THE PAST
HISTORY ALWAYS ON DISPLAY IN WAYNESVILLE
* Town crier Dennis Dalton gives anyone within hearing distance an earful of stories

Antique bicycle afficianado Fred Fisk in front of the Wright Bicycle Shop, which he helped save. DDN Photo by Eustacio Humphrey

By Joanne Huist Smith

IN ITS HEYDAY
SPAS OF YELLOW SPRINGS
* Waters brought waves of tourists before transportation made other resorts more accessible By Emily Rahimi

SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS
BUILD IT AGAIN, THEY WILL COME, STATE FINDS
* Heritage tourism is one of the fastest growing segments of the travel industry
By Joanne Huist Smith

HISTORIC TREASURES (MAP)
By John Hancock

June 29, 1998, Part 2: Reclaiming the Crown Jewel

REBUILDING THE LINK TO FLIGHT
By John Keilman

PRESERVING THE PAST
PHOTO LEADS TO RESTORING OF WRIGHTS' SHOP ON WILLIAMS
* It was a forgotten piece of the life of the aviators' work in Dayton.
By John Keilman

NORTH CAROLINA
PLENTY OF TOURISTS, BUT NOT FOR WRIGHTS
* The brothers are frequently ignored in the Outer Banks, which they made famous.
By John Keilman BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION PLANS, COMMEMORATES EVENTS

June 30, 1998, Part 3: Valuing Gems of Diversity

PRESERVATION
MOVEMENT EMBRACES THE PAST'S DIVERSITY
* The stories of blacks, American Indians and others are being woven into the country's fabric.
By Margo Rutledge Kissell

PRESERVING THE PAST
DREAMER'S WORK MAKES DIFFERENCE
* Woman kept last Randolph settlement from being bulldozed.
By Margo Rutledge Kissell

PRESERVATION
GROUPS FIGHT FOR FUNDING
* Many must rely on membership dues, grants and fund-raisers to generate cash.
By Joanne Huist Smith

IN ITS HEYDAY ...
FIFTH STREET WAS CULTURAL CENTER
By Emily Rahimi

NATIONAL REGISTER
IT'S AN HONOR ROLL, AND A ROLE OF HONOR, TOO
* Getting on the list is neither easy nor fast, but it is where the elite meet.
By Benjamin Kline

July 1, 1998, Part 4: Preserving the Priceless

RENOVATION
COST CONSIDERATION LETS BUILDINGS FALL
* Some communities are not fiscally able to save their heritage.
By Lisa Perry Miami

IN ITS HEYDAY ...
FORT ANCIENT A RELIGIOUS CENTER
By Emily Rahimi

PRESERVING THE PAST
ALICE WOODWARD SAVES THE TOWN'S PAST - LITERALLY
By Benjamin Kline

COMMERCE
ANTIQUE TRADE HELPS TO SAVE 2 DOWNTOWNS
* Waynesville and Lebanon benefit from the booming and still expanding businesses.
By Tim Tresslar

ARCHITECTURAL HURDLES
HOMEOWNERS FIND CHANGE HAS ITS COSTS
* Updating a house can be a trip through red tape in some historic districts in the Valley.
By Jim Bebbington

July 2, 1998, Part 5: Keeping the Past Alive

See Neighbors installments for the final collection of stories in this series