Tour 4:Franklin, Hayesville, Brasstown, Murphy, Texana

The inspiration for the first novel ever written in North Carolina, a hiding place for Civil War refugees and the home of a rare Appalachian enclave of African-Americans, the towns of Franklin, Hayesville, Brasstown, Murphy and Texana have nurtured a sense of fierce independence and the birth of a nationally renowned folk school.

Writers with a connection to this area: John C. Campbell, Olive Dame Campbell, Jan Davidson, George Ellison, Charles Frazier, Peter Jenkins, Terry Kay, Silas McDowell, Barbara McRae, Janice Townley Moore, Charles F. Price, Margaret Siler, Nancy Simpson, Robert Strange and Shirley Uphouse.