The post offices, the mission, the clinic and the school: the institutions of Higgins and Bee Log
| Institution | From | To | Basis | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bee Log post office | 1874 | 1962 | record | 1874–1962 |
| Higgins post office | 1889 | 1954 | record | 1889–1954; kept in Max Higgins’s store by 1937 |
| Presbyterian mission and church | 1922 | record | a missionary arrives 1922; Holland Memorial dedicated 1929 | |
| Markle Building | 1931 | 1951 (last record read) | record | library, crafts, weavers’ guild 1941, clinic |
| Bee Log school | before 1938 | 1938 | uncertain | an earlier wooden building in the community, as the nomination puts it for all five stone schools; its years are not known |
| Bee Log school | 1938 | 1958 | record | stone WPA high school 1938; elementary 1958–2018 |
| Bee Log school | 1958 | 2018 | record | stone WPA high school 1938; elementary 1958–2018 |
| Higgins Clinic | 1945 | 1947 | record | opened 1945; closed 1947; again by 1950 |
| Higgins Clinic | 1950 | 1951 (last record read) | record | opened 1945; closed 1947; again by 1950 |
| Max Higgins’ store | 1937 | 1972 | record | store and post office in one building, 1937 (Yancey Record) |
| Max Higgins’ store | 1972 | 2024 | family account | by the family’s account damaged in the 1972 fire (the paper does not name the store) and carried away by Helene in 2024 |
Source. Wikipedia, Bee Log; carolana.com; Asheville Citizen-Times, 1931; NC Historic Preservation Office; WLOS, 2018; Yancey Record, 1937–1951.
Method and data
Method. An end year marked “last record read” is the latest record found, not a closing. The store’s row from 1972 to 2024 rests on the family’s account. Each row links its source.