This image is the cover for the book Glimpses of Henderson County, North Carolina, American Chronicles

Glimpses of Henderson County, North Carolina, American Chronicles

Henderson County is known for its country inns, houses of worship and picturesque landscapes.


Behind all the beautiful scenery is a colorful history that runs deeper than any creek or holler. Revel in the family and farming heritage of Edneyville, Clear Creek, Green River Township, Hoopers Creek and Fruitland. Relive the resort era when the region boomed as a tourist destination. Learn how the wee population center of Goodluck came by its name, and inhale the sweet fragrance of apple blossoms that bloom every springtime. Drawing from interviews, documents and a gallery of both contemporary and time-honored photography, author and researcher Terry Ruscin renders his adopted Henderson County in vivid detail.

Terry Ruscin, Hilliard Staton

Terry Ruscin is an author, photographer, historian and retired advertising executive. Ruscin is a member of the Henderson County Genealogical and Historical Society, Historic Flat Rock Inc., Hendersonville's Design Review Advisory Committee overseeing the city's historic districts and a commissioner with the Henderson County Historic Resources Commission. Hilliard Staton is a retired senior vice-president working within the securities industry. He has served on the Board of European Options Exchange, the Dutch Commodities Industry Association and served for fourteen years as a captain in the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office. Staton has been involved in the local community through the North Carolina School of the Arts Foundation, Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy and the Blue Ridge Community College Foundation. He lives in Hendersonville.

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