Pearl Bare grew up in the Nathan’s creek community. She grew up in the home of her aunt.. She moved out of county to attend college in Marion Virginia where she resided for several years. In this interview she discusses a variety of topics relevant to Ashe County history.
Part 1
0:18 Last hanging in Ashe County
2:02 How the railroad changed Ashe
3:35 Civil War memories
4:18 where she grew up
5:28 her school
5:48 Seeing train for the first time
9:36 The stables
11:42 The Great Depression
12:53 End of WW2 and Atomic Bombs
14:17 Depression again
21:54 her uncle's farm
24:13 school
30:14 what she has heard about first people in Ashe County
Part 2
00:54 Glendale Springs Inn
2:14 Restaurants
3:47 Meeting Vacationers
5:04 Sisters
5:16 Mothers death