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Local History

Historic Photo Tour of Asheville

From the collection of Pack Library. Great old photos from asheville's history.

Smith Mcdowell House

Asheville’s first mansion and oldest surviving structure, now restored as a history museum. Included in the National Register of Historic Places

Asheville Info on Wikipedia

What wikipedia has to say about the history of Asheville

Vance Birthplace

Birthplace of Zebulon Baird Vance, Civil War officer, North Carolina governor, and U.S. senator

Detailed information on the history of Western North Carolina. Actually more specific to Upper New River Valley of NC and VA. Still good info though.

Famous Local Writers

Thomas Wolfe Memorial

Thomas Wolfe immortalized the rambling Victorian structure as "Dixieland" in his epic autobiographical novel, Look Homeward, Angel. - Daily Tours

O. Henry

Married an Asheville native. Buried in Asheville, near Thomas Wolfe. Link goes to Wikipedia.

Carl Sandburg Home

In Flat Rock, near Hendersonville. Connemara, as it is called, was designated a National Historic Site in 1968. Over 65,000 artifacts on display.

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