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Friday, August 23, 2019 / Published in African Americans, Asheville History, Forgotten People, Local History, Photograph Collection, Uncategorized

Did your African American Ancestor March From Asheville to Volunteer in the Spanish American War?

In our recent post “PART 2: A WHO’S WHO LIST OF PROMINENT BLACK ASHEVILLE BUSINESSMEN IN 1922” we were giving the story of Noah Murrough and said that he had joined the Maceo Volunteers, a company of “colored men under Capt. Thomas L. Leatherwood” that left Asheville in July 1898 for Cuba. It occured to me
aAfrican American MilitaryAsheville QuickstepsE. W. Pearson Sr.H. T. ScottHarrison B. BrownMaceo VolunteersNoah MurroughSpanish American WarThird North Carolina VolunteersThomas L. Leatherwood
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Saturday, August 17, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, African Americans, Asheville History, Buildings, Buncombe County History, Local Heroes and Heroines, Photograph Collection, Postcard Collection

A Kenilworth Research Album: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

Of all the communities on our list, one of the most photographed besides Downtown Asheville, may be Kenilworth. This Asheville Suburb in the southeast part of the city sprung onto the scene in the late 1910’s and rose in popularity into the 1920’s until the town, once incorporated and independent, was annexed by the city
African American HistoryAfrican AmericansArchivesAshevilleBuncombe Countydatabasehow toKenilworthKenilworth InnphotosPrestoReal EstateResearchusing archives
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Friday, August 16, 2019 / Published in Uncategorized

Hidden History of Asheville at Barnes and Nobel Saturday!

Have you not gotten your copy of Hidden History of Asheville yet? If it’s because you’re prone to not go Downtown Asheville, we’ll be at the Barnes & Noble at the Asheville Mall for a book signing Saturday August 17th, 2019 from 1:00 to 3:00.
Hidden History of AshevilleZoe Rhine
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Thursday, August 15, 2019 / Published in African Americans, Asheville History, Forgotten People, Local History

Part 2: A Who’s Who List of Prominent Black Asheville Businessmen in 1922

Or . . .”How Well Do You Know Black Asheville History?” “Colored Race Prospers in Asheville as the Result of Attitude of White Citizens” was the title of an article published in an Asheville Citizen-Times on December 3, 1922.  “While it would be difficult indeed to mention in a short article the numerous successful business
African american Masonic TempleBlue Ridge HospitalColored Betterment LeagueHelen Griffin OglesbyMarie Carter OgelsbyMountain City Mutaul Insurance CompanyThomas OgelsbyThomas Ogelsby Jr.
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Saturday, August 10, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, Buncombe County History, Local History, Manuscript Collection

Lost Communities of a Consolidated Jupiter: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

“[Jupiter] received its name in about 1885 or 1888, by Old North McCLean (sic), he being the first post master. His theory for naming the settlement Jupiter was that it is of a very high altitude and from the post office you could gain a very plain view of the Jupiter star that rose in the north east. There was about three or four men present at the time… they agreed and it was called ‘Jupiter Post Office.’”
Alexander L. LoganBarnardsvilleFultonGrantvilleJames E. ChandlerJames H. SamsJupiterKeithMorgan HillpostmastersReba RobertsWeavervilleWilliam B. Smith
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Thursday, August 08, 2019 / Published in African Americans, Asheville History, Forgotten People, Local History

A Who’s Who List of Prominent Black Asheville Businessmen in 1922

Or . . .”How Well Do You Know Black Asheville History?” “Colored Race Prospers in Asheville as the Result of Attitude of White Citizens” was the title of an article published in an Asheville Citizen-Times on December 3, 1922.  “While it would be difficult indeed to mention in a short article the numerous successful business
African american Masonic TempleBlue Ridge HospitalColored Betterment LeagueHelen Griffin OglesbyMarie Carter OgelsbyMountain City Mutaul Insurance CompanyThomas OgelsbyThomas Ogelsby Jr.
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Saturday, August 03, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, Buncombe County History, Forgotten People, Local Heroes and Heroines, Local History, Women

Stumping for Suffrage in Jackson Park (Woolsey): 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

If you live in Asheville, you’ve probably taken a drive through it many times. Say, you’re headed to the Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary for a Sunday stroll after a brunch downtown. It is a section of Merrimon Avenue that begins descending in elevation starting somewhere about the time you reach Brookstone Church (formerly Merrimon Ave.
19th AmendmentAppalachiaBailey RoadBilly BorneCharles W. WoolseyChase AmblerChatham RoadCity of AshevilleDeaverviewDemocracyElected officeFloride CunninghamHelen Morris LewisJackson ParkJames Mitchell RayKarl Von RuckLillian "Exum" ClementNational Women's PartyNorth AshevilleNorth CarolinaRamothRaven LewisRobert R. ReynoldsSouth CarolinaThomas W. PattonUS House of RepresentativesVotes For WomenW.T. Weaver BoulevardWaterworksWitchwoodWomenWoolseyWoolsey DipWoolsey Town Hall
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Friday, July 26, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, Architecture, Asheville History, Buildings, Buncombe County History, Crafts, Forgotten People, Friends of the NC Room, Local History

Hommoney, Hominey, or Hominy? : 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

hominy: n. hulled Indian corn, coarsely ground or broken, used as a cereal and as a vegetable. OR Hominy: two townships in Buncombe County–Upper Hominy and Lower Hominy–are  collectively referred to as Hominy Valley.  Hominy Creek runs from the Haywood County line and meanders through the valley until it joins the French Broad River at
Asheville SchoolCandlerCandler TownCherokeeEnkaFloodingHominyHominy CreekHominy ValleyJ.C. RichJ.L. MashburnJugtownLower HominyMiami CourtPatton AvenuePleasant HillRich HouseSmoky ParkSmoky Park HighwayStony ForkSulphur SpringsTurnpikeUpper HominyWilliam CandlerWilliam MooreWillis House
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Saturday, July 20, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, Architecture, Asheville History, Buildings, Buncombe County History, Houses, Local History, Manuscript Collection

A Model Letter from a Model Village, Grovemont on Swannanoa: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

Edwin Wiley Grove had a grand vision. After striking it rich in the patent medicine business he began to invest in real estate, a hot market in the Southern United States throughout the 1880s and into the 1920s. Grove purchased property in a number of major cities, including Atlanta. And although his famous tasteless chill
52 Weeks 52 CommunitiesAlexanderBattery HillBattery ParkBattery Park HotelBuncombe CountyE.W. GroveEdwin Wiley GroveGeorge MasaGrove Park InnGrove's Tasteless Chill TonicGrovestone QuarryHomesPatent MedicinesPlanned CommunitiesReal EstateSt. Margaret Mary Catholic ChurchSwannanoaSwannanoa Branch Library
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