Plumtree Presbyterian Church

History

Established in 1905.

«As a new century dawned on January 1, 1900, Plumtree was a very small

village nestled in the Toe River Valley along the river which divides the valley

in two. Bounded on the north by Big Bald Mountain and the Yellow

Mountain range, it was closed in on the south by Spear Top Mountain. The

open valley was fairly narrow with only room in some places for the „Big

Road“, later 19E, and the North Toe River to move along together. But it also

had some open fields dotted with several homes, two stores and a fledgling

mica business. There was no bridge over the river at that time. Wagons and

travelers had to ford the water to cross from one side to the other.»

«Into this area in 1903 there came a young minister who would leave a lasting

imprint on Plumtree and its people. His name was Rev. Joseph Porter Hall, a

descendant of Dr. Samuel Davies, a great pioneer preacher and founder of

Princeton University. In 1898 Hall had come into Avery County with his

brother-​in-​law, Rev. Edgar