Faces of Pilot Mountain

Intriguing Journey into the Deep Mysteries

J P McKelvey

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Kelvimages Publishing, LLC
19 May 2023

Biography: historical, political & military; History of the Americas; Mountains; The Earth: natural history general; Local history

The 1.6 billion year old Pilot Mountain appears like a sailing ship on the ocean in the Piedmont of North Carolina. This landmark has been dubbed the ""great guide."" From the top of the Big Pinnacle at Pilot Mountain State Park you can see an unobstructed view of three thousand square miles. It was an important smoke signal location during the day and fire beacon at night for the twelve Native American tribes of North Carolina known to traverse the region.

This recognized Natural National Landmark has been called a Natural Curiosity.

You may know it by the fictionalized name of Mount Pilot often mentioned on the Andy Griffith Show. President Thomas Jefferson's dad, surveyor Peter Jefferson, labeled it both Stonehead Mountain and Mount Ararat on the popular real-life Joshua Fry- Peter Jefferson map in 1752. That map was printed in England and used by the early settlers because of its extraordinary attention to the details of the landscape.

Indeed, it is almost guaranteed you will find the truth is far stranger than fiction in this well documented/footnoted history of Pilot Mountain State Park. This truth found for the book came from distant sources so even a local expert might find a new truth about the mountain not known before.

Things you will learn and view with both modern and historic images in this book:

You will take a fascinating private guided tour of the mountain with the grandchildren of the last owner of the mountain, Pearle Beasley, for the entire first chapter of the book. There is enough information in this first chapter to give your own family and friends an informed tour of the mountain that was known as Mount Pilot on the Andy Griffith Show. Pilot Mountain State Park features a pyramid from one perspective that is roughly three times the size of the Great Pyramid in Giza. It might be the only pyramid on earth where you can drive your car most of the way to the top. Walking the trails you see the view of the 99% pure crystal top made of quartzite. You can actually put your hands on the truncated apex of the pyramid at Pilot Mountain State Park. Stone faces are found on nearly all the trails of Pilot Mountain State Park. Some can only be seen from nearly a mile away because they are so large. The unique geology makes it difficult to tell if the stone faces are natural or man-made? Is it the Mt. Rushmore of the Native American Mound Culture that descriptively called it Stonehead Mountain in oral history and on the first detailed map by Fry and Jefferson? There is an interesting phenomena that happens at sunset on the equinox that reminds the viewer of the stairway shadow of Chichen Itza in the Yucatan. Journals written within a dozen miles of the mountain since 1753 were published in German and are now available in English. They describe the Pilot Mountain State Park neighborhood well. The second chapter is mainly from the Moravian perspective. The interesting lives and unique stories of the previous private owners of Pilot Mountain are featured in the book. Do you know the card game, ""Seven Up""? That game plays an important role in the history of Pilot Mountain State Park

If you are one of the travelers who have gone by this amazing landmark your entire life wondering about it with each pass on U.S. Route 52, this book is for you. These pages will help orient you and point out amazing features to look for on your first visit. You will appreciate the spiritual beauty and ancestry of this beloved North Carolina landmark.

Begin your journey into the deep mysteries by reading the book and then visiting Pilot Mountain State Park in person.

By: J P McKelvey
Imprint: Kelvimages Publishing, LLC
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 476g
ISBN: 9781890586799
ISBN 10: 189058679X
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 19 May 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

J.P. McKelvey is a Hillsborough, N.C., based writer/photographer. From 1978 to 1992 he worked as a cub reporter for the Ypsilanti Press in Ypsilanti, Michigan, then was hired as a stringer for the international business entertainment publication Variety under the byline Kelv in New York City, New York, the Detroit Free Press in Detroit, Michigan, Metro Detroit News in Detroit, Michigan., The FACE in London, England and U Magazine in New York City, N.Y., as a professional writer. His photographs have been published in the Raleigh News & Observer, No Depression Magazine, Rolling Stone Magazine, and CMT Television. Over 4,500 of his images are stored in the Wilson Library as part of the Southern Folklife Collection at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. 150 of those images are on display online in the ""James McKelvey Collection"" with the rest only seen in person at the library.

Reviews for Faces of Pilot Mountain: Intriguing Journey into the Deep Mysteries

"""I was spellbound by your eloquent words about Pilot Mountain. From the beginning of the book, you feel like you are reading about a mystery in nearly every page. It's hard to put the book down, even to gorge on a pork chop sandwich at Snappy's in nearby Mt. Airy. With my respect and admiration for your great work in making history come alive."" -RUFUS EDMISTEN NORTH CAROLINA ATTORNEY GENERAL (1974-1984) NORTH CAROLINA SECRETARY OF STATE (1989-1996) MEMBER OF THE WATERGATE COMMITTEE WHO PERSONALLY SERVED PRESIDENT NIXON WITH A SUBPOENA. BORN IN BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA, AND LIVES IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, WHERE HE PRACTICES LAW AND PARTICIPATES AS COHOST OF A WEEKLY GARDENING RADIO SHOW ON WPTF-FM."