Our Avery County: Discovering Newland – Our Toe River
Michael Hardy / (news@averyjournal.com)
On August 1, 1911, voters gathered in the recently created Avery County and cast votes for a new county seat. In the running were Elk Park, Montezuma, Minneapolis and Old Fields of Toe. Many expected Elk Park to win. It was the up-and-coming spot in Avery County, boasted a railroad and was a hub for local roads. In the end, the more centrally located Old Fields of Toe won.
Old Fields of Toe, sometimes also recorded as Old Fields of Tow, was a muster grounds for the northern portion of the Burke County Militia. But before jumping into the historical record, it might be interesting to take a look back at the Toe River of its name, and at some of its legendary past.
To read the complete story, please pick up a copy of your hometown newspaper, The Avery Journal-Times, available at almost 100 locations in Newland, Banner Elk, Crossnore, Spruce Pine and Roan Mountain, Tenn. To subscribe to The Avery Journal-Times, please call (828) 733-0401 or click to https://ssl.jonesmedia.biz/circ/index.php?db=avery.
Old Fields of Toe, sometimes also recorded as Old Fields of Tow, was a muster grounds for the northern portion of the Burke County Militia. But before jumping into the historical record, it might be interesting to take a look back at the Toe River of its name, and at some of its legendary past.
To read the complete story, please pick up a copy of your hometown newspaper, The Avery Journal-Times, available at almost 100 locations in Newland, Banner Elk, Crossnore, Spruce Pine and Roan Mountain, Tenn. To subscribe to The Avery Journal-Times, please call (828) 733-0401 or click to https://ssl.jonesmedia.biz/circ/index.php?db=avery.
