The Old Fort Bible
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The Old Fort Bible
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This image comes from a series of 35mm B&W slides that directly engage with the hurricane's invisible ecological impact. The film was developed using water from the contaminated French Broad and Swannanoa Rivers in the immediate months after the storm. As such, the images take on visual artifacts and damage borne from their contact with the same water that destroyed the landscape depicted therein.
The Old Fort Bible was found wrapped around a fence post on the property of Marine veteran Scotty Swann. Poignantly, the Bible was opened to Chapter 14 of the Book of Revelation. Additionally, a volunteer from the eastern part of the state built a case to protect and memorialize the Bible.
The Old Fort Bible was found wrapped around a fence post on the property of Marine veteran Scotty Swann. Poignantly, the Bible was opened to Chapter 14 of the Book of Revelation. Additionally, a volunteer from the eastern part of the state built a case to protect and memorialize the Bible.
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Isaac King, “The Old Fort Bible,” Come Hell or High Water Community Memory Project, accessed January 20, 2026, https://helenehistory.omeka.net/items/show/548.