Latest West Asheville History News
Asheville and North Carolina Politics make national news, again
From Buisnessweek Online:
It’s not often that 250 people pack in to see the city council in Asheville, N.C., in the middle of a workday.
Yet there they were on the afternoon of April 3, when the city’s elected officials met with citizens to discuss ...
West Asheville’s Meadows Dry Goods, Photos by Zen
Meadows Dry Goods on Haywood Road – by Zen
This was a great old store that was a time capsule. It’s a beautiful place to make stuff now at The Dry Goodshop, but many remember the creepy kid manikin, that got scarier and scarier after the ...
Asheville Bridges
Asheville Bridges, a photo by Asheville and Buncombe County on Flickr.
Really cool group of photos
Awesome North Carolina Gravestone History on Pinterest
A really well done, and informative Pinterest has showed up (Thanks, Gary Logan)
http://pinterest.com/garylogan/family-headstones/
Stuff like:
Francis Logan (1734-1826), Edgerton-Logan Family Cemetery, Rutherford Co., NC. Francis Logan was the first Logan ...
Asheville’s Trees
Mark Foster heads staff of eight to maintain all the street and park trees in Asheville proper as the “City Arborist” for The City of Asheville. As we all know, Asheville has a lot of trees. Akin to the unique the architecture of our city, it’s ...
Sulphur Springs History Still Visible
Last night was a fascinating presentation on the history of the Sulphur Springs area of West Asheville. I am sure many are familiar with some of the tale, but for those who are not, here it is briefly.
In 1776, the state of North Carolina sent a few hundred ...
New Belgium Brewery announcement to be made Thursday?
“My guess is that sometime within the next 48 hours we’ll hear confirmation that it’s going to happen” – Russ Bowen, WLOS
From WLOS’s site: “It’s not official yet but there are indications that craft beer ...
Presentation on Sulphur Springs
At the West Asheville Library, Tuesday September 27th at 7pm
more at Buncombe County website admission FREE
Still flowing under a 100-year-old pavilion in Malvern Hills, these medicinal springs were the origin of West Asheville.; first tourist ...
Burton Street Agriculture Fair & Farmers Jubilee
In 1913, E.W. Pearson (a true pioneer) started the Buncombe District Agriculture Fair & Farmers Jubilee. The African-American Fair lasted for over 30 years and drew fair-goers, both black & white, in droves (largest crowds neared 10,000!).
This ...