Welcome to the Sapphire Valley Historical Society
Welcome to the Sapphire Valley Historical Society
Preserving our history...
2024
The 70th Anniversary of Sapphire Valley
The year 2024 will mark the 70th anniversary of modern day Sapphire Valley Resort! From now until then we will be working through our archives of over 1000 pictures dating back over 100 years as well as hundreds of hours of video to bring bring you the most complete history of Sapphire Valley.
Image above: This is view from the patio of the old Fairfield Inn overlooking Fairfield Lake dated mid-1960s.
Sapphire Valley History
1800's
tHE EARLY DAYS
tHE EARLY DAYS
EARLY HISTORY
From the early 1800's until the mid-20th century, the Sapphire Valley area had a gold rush, moonshiners, and more...
tHE EARLY DAYS
tHE EARLY DAYS
tHE EARLY DAYS
The Sapphire Country
Northern Industrialist discovery the area, build railroads and great Inns of the South!
Between 1918 -1954, the resort changes hands. [The Jennings Estate]
1954-1970
tHE EARLY DAYS
1964 - 1970
THE RESORT IS BORN
A retiring Georgia-Pacific executive after spending many years in Highlands, wanted to create a special resort for this friends...(known today as Sapphire Valley Resort and the Country Club of Sapphire Valley)
1964 - 1970
1964 - 1970
1964 - 1970
Army Rangers training and the building of Ski Sapphire Valley - this was a great period to be in Sapphire Valley!
1970 - 1990
1964 - 1970
1970 - 1990
Large corporations like CertainTeed, Fairfield Communities, and Wyndham discover Sapphire Valley...
Today
1964 - 1970
1970 - 1990
A to Z: Antiques to Zip Lines, Sapphire Valley has it all - and the Resort keeps improving!