Interview with Pat Taylor

Dublin Core

Title

Interview with Pat Taylor

Subject

City and town life
Highlands (N.C.)
Highlands (N.C.) -- Social life and customs
Hotels
Taylor, Pat -- Interviews
Tourism -- North Carolina -- Macon County

Description

Mayor Pat Taylor discusses working in Highlands' hotels before and after the purchase of the Old Edwards Inn in the early 2000s. He discusses living and working in Highlands, as well as the current controversy the town is facing over short-term rentals and what their effect on the community will mean for the town moving forward. He also talks about the history of Highlands, how it has changed over the years, and his hopes for the town in the future.

Creator

Taylor, Pat

Source

WCU Oral History Collection - Introduction to Oral History

Date

2022-03-08

Contributor

McCall, Celeste

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Format

sound recordings
transcripts
interviews

Language

eng

Type

Sound
Text

Identifier

63748
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/63748

Spatial Coverage

North Carolina, Western
Highlands (N.C.)

Extent

0:19:47(duration)
6(pages)

Is Part Of

Oral Histories of Western North Carolina

Citation

Taylor, Pat, “Interview with Pat Taylor,” OAI, accessed May 2, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/63748.