Grey Eagle was the first (original?) name by which the Euopean explorers knew this town. We don't know what the Indigenous Native Americans might have called it. When the railroad came through in the 19th century, they named it Black Mountain. There are several of the chain of black mountains as part of the Appalachians visible from the town. They are the oldest mountains in the US according to geologists.
The pink caboose reminds visitors of the historic influence the railroad had on this town. The little station is now home to Black Mountain Depot arts and crafts. And those aren't the black mountains in the distance, because this is looking south, and they are to the north of the town.
Looking at the caboose from the other side of the tracks, and you can see why I called it pink!The cherry trees are all blooming away, after a warm spell. It's now turned cool again. Thus is springtime every year.
This is the backside of the Grey Eagle monument.
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ReplyDeleteI like the Grey Eagle monument and the pink caboose. The cherry blossoms are lovely.
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...it's interesting that town often go through a progression of name changes. I once was going to buy a caboose as a playhouse for our children.
ReplyDeleteit’s nice that there is some recognition of the previous indigenous inhabitants. Too bad the name has been lost, assuming that the settlement was big enough to be named.
ReplyDeleteThe monument is quite impressive.
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