Amazon.com description: Product Description: Haywood County: A Brief History guides readers through the many towns contained within Haywood County's borders, and shines a particularly insightful light on Waynesville and its transition from past to present. Writing for historians and the general reader alike, Janet Threlkeld Webb offers a brief but extremely informative account of a precious mountain county in historic western North Carolina.

Originally set up as a massive, sprawling county, Haywood was eventually divvied up into four separate counties. Despite the division of its initial landmass, Haywood maintained scores of unique characteristics. Home to the scenic Pigeon River, it is the only county in North Carolina where all water flows outward and none flows inward. Haywood boasts a higher mean elevation than any county in the Eastern United States and features as its county seat the city of Waynesville, a celebrated destination in the Great Smoky Mountains. Today, Haywood County offers not only unforgettable mountain vistas and a fascinating history, but is also known for its thriving arts community and various cultural organizations.