Macon County

Cherokee / Franklin Camp Talk with Lamar Marshall

Macon County Public Library 149 Siler Farm Road, Franklin, NC, United States

Historian Lamar Marshall's talk will focus on the earliest history of the Old Campground and its evolution as a public meeting place for early church meetings and its eventual location as a prison camp. It is very likely, though not proven yet, that Cherokees transported from Fort Lindsay to Camp Dudley in or very near […]

Listening to the Land: With Rapture and Astonishment Photography Reception

Macon County Public Library 149 Siler Farm Road, Franklin, NC, United States

Photos from the Bartram Trail are on display in the library this winter; tonight we'll celebrate and learn more about their work. Listening to the Land: is a nine-month community celebration of the Bartram Trail, launching with the project-shaping photography exhibition With Rapture & Astonishment that highlights how eleven photographers inspired by William Bartram reimagined […]