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Friday, April 26, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, Asheville History, Buncombe County History, Photograph Collection

Where are All the Chickens on Chicken Hill? : 52 Weeks 52 Communities

Sometimes things just make you wonder, like the name “Chicken Hill.” As a Buncombe County native, I remember asking my dad as we would cut through West Haywood to avoid (what we called then) the Westgate Bridge, “Why is that place called Chicken Hill?” and his response, always trying to teach me better observe my
AppalachiaArchivesAsheville Cotton MillsChicken HillCommunity HistoryCone BrothersJaquelyn Dowd HallLabor HistoryLibrariesLike A FamilyRural HistorySouthern Historical CollectionTextile HistoryWest End Clingman Avenue NeighborhoodWest HaywoodWestgate Bridge
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Tuesday, April 16, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, Buncombe County History, Local History, Photograph Collection, Post Card Collection, Postcard Collection

Catawba Grapes and Scenic Views of Old Charlotte Highway in Cane Creek: 52 Weeks 52 Communities

It’s hard to say exactly where the Cane Creek community begins and ends. Maybe the area between the Limestone and Fairview fire districts? Is it a mile-wide corridor along the entire length of Cane Creek stretching plumb from South Asheville nearly to Gerton? It’s really hard to say, but however you want to describe the
52 Weeks 52 CommunitiesCane CreekCatawba GrapesEphraim ClaytonFairviewFairview Community History ProjectFox GrapeGertonLambert ClaytonLimestoneOld Charlotte HWYRural CommunitiesRural HistorySouth AshevilleSpecial CollectionsTweed's ChapelUS 74-AVance Pollock
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Tuesday, April 09, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, Buncombe County History, Local History, Manuscript Collection, Oral History, Photograph Collection, Women

Voices from Old Candlertown: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

The voices of our community members are one way we learn about our past. Eleanor Newcomb Rice knew this, and made it her work to collect the voices of “Old Candlertown” for many years. Rice was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1924, but when she was young, her parents moved her and her three older
AppalachiaArchivesCandlerCandlertownCommunityCommunity HistoryCultureEleanor Newcomb RiceEnkaHistoryHominy ValleyJugtownLibrariesManuscript CollectionMountainsMt.PisgahOral HistoryPhotographyRural HistorySpecial CollectionsstorytellingWomen
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Thursday, April 04, 2019 / Published in African Americans, Asheville History, Buncombe County History, Local History

EVENT: A Tribute to the Faculty of Stephens-Lee High School

“The Castle on the hill” A Tribute to the Faculty of Stephens-Lee TUESDAY April 9, 2019 FROM 6:00 to 8:00 PM Held at the Stephens-Lee Center 30 George Washington Carver Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801 This Event is Free and Open to the Public Light appetizers will be served (South Charlotte Street, left on Max Street,
Black EducationJr. Association of Asheville & Buncombe CountyLegal SegregationMartin Luther KingStephens-Lee Alumni AssociationStephens-Lee High School
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Wednesday, April 03, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, African Americans, Asheville History, Buncombe County History, Forgotten People, Local History

Working Together on Burton Street: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

“On the west side of Asheville between Patton and Haywood/A community holds on, tries to create a sustainable model, /Relationship-building between people/What can I say: Burton Street?” -DeWayne Barton “Burton Street Working Together” from 27 Views of Asheville, Eno Publishers, ed. We have discussed the Burton Street Community a few times this year, especially highlighting
African AmericansAshevilleBuffalo StreetBurton StreetCity of AshevilleCommunitiesCommunityCommunity HistoryDeWayne BartonE.W. PearsonEarly Asheville HistoryF.A. SondleyHood HuggersNorth CarolinaSchoolsStreetsUrban PlanningUrban RenewalWest Asheville
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Tuesday, March 26, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, Books, Buncombe County History, Forgotten People, Local Heroes and Heroines, Local History, Women

The Littlest Library You Ever Saw: 52 Weeks 52 Communities

Did you ever visit the Broad River Community Library? The tiny little library in this rural southeast Buncombe County community first made an appearance thanks to the New Deal-era program called the WPA or Works Progress Administration. The WPA funded all manner of social programs, including arts and literary efforts, like rural libraries. The Broad River
AppalachiaAsheville Normal SchoolAunt Mae GilliamBookmobileBroad RiverBroad River Community LibraryBuncombe CountyGilliamGreat DepressionLibrariesMae GilliamNew DealPublic LibrariesRuralRural CommunitiesRural LibrariesStone Mountain RoadWorks Progress AdministrationWPAWWII
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Tuesday, March 12, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, African Americans, Architecture, Asheville History, Buncombe County History, Forgotten People, Local History, Manuscript Collection, Oral History, Postcard Collection

Building Biltmore Forest: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

When you think of Biltmore Forest the first thing that comes to mind is probably a sea of early 20th century wealthy white golfers. In this week’s edition of 52 Weeks, 52 Communities we’re sharing an Oral History from our archives that sheds light on the construction of Biltmore Forest by African American workers. Take a look
African American HistoryAshevilleAsheville HistoryBiltmoreBiltmore ForestChauncey BeadleCommunity HistoryGolfLanscapingSamuel Abdul-AllahstorytellingWorking Class History
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Wednesday, March 06, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, Asheville History, Buncombe County History, Crafts, Local Heroes and Heroines, Local History, Manuscript Collection, Uncategorized, Women

“You Have to Start a Thing” a Quick Introduction to Some Self-Starting Ladies of Biltmore Village: 52 Weeks 52 Communities

March is Women’s History Month, and I would never forgive myself if I didn’t share some of the amazing photos we have in our collection of some of the incredible women who lived their lives, in whole or part, in the Biltmore Village community. Beyond the “Lady on the Hill” there are some fascinating stories
1920'sBiltmoreBiltmore IndustriesBiltmore VillageBlack MountainBuncombe County Adult EducationCornelia VanderbiltCornelia Vanderbilt CecilEdith VanderbiltExum ClementGenderKenilworthLillian "Exum" ClementLillian Exum Clement StaffordNancy Rebecca ClementNCGANorth Carolina General AssemblyOteen HospitalPoliticsSuffrageSuffragettesWomenWomen's HistoryWomen's History Month
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Tuesday, February 05, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, Architectural Drawing Collection, Buncombe County History, Local History, Manuscript Collection, Photograph Collection

52 Weeks, 52 Communities: Barnardsville,What’s in the North Carolina Collection?

Fetching its name from Hezekiah Barnard, who owned stock stand and inn near the Forks of Ivy in the 19th century, Barnardsville is one of Buncombe County’s most rural communities. Things get a little fuzzy on where exactly Barnardsville ends and Democrat and Dillingham begin, but we’ll get into that when we look at those
BarnardsvilleBig IvyBuncombe CountyCCCCivilian Conservation CorpsCommunitiesDemocratDillinghamFamiliesRural HistorySchools
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