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Saturday, October 26, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, African Americans, Architecture, Buncombe County History, Forgotten People, Houses, Local History, Women

On a Staircase in Reems Creek: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

If you grew up in Buncombe County any time after 1960, chances are you took a trip either with your school or your parents to the Zebulon B. Vance Birthplace State Historic Site located in the Reems Creek community near Weaverville. The reconstruction of a late 18th, early 19th century mountain plantation has hosted thousands
52 Weeks 52 CommunitiesAndrew HemphillAppalachiaArchivesBee TreeBuncombe CountyCivil WarCommunity Historyenslaved peopleFarmingFederal Writers ProjectHemphillHistoric SiteslaborMountain MastersMountain PlantationMuseumsNC State Historic SitesOld FortPattonReems CreekReems Creek ValleyRicevilleSarah GudgerSlave DwellingSlave NarrativeSlavesSwannanoaWeavervilleZebulon Vance
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Saturday, October 26, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, Architecture, Asheville History, Buncombe County History, Education, Houses, Local History

The Name Game, Oakley : 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

Oakley, like all of the communities we’ve featured this year, has seen significant changes over time with the ebb and flow of Asheville and Buncombe County’s real estate, industrial, and tourism economy. Throughout the years, the section has developed from rolling farmland to middle-upscale planned community, and over time, the apparent planning of the suburb
1920s52 Weeks 52 CommunitiesAshevilleBinghamBrown Real Estate CompanyBuncombe CountyCommunity HistoryEducationFarmersHomesL.B JacksonOakleyReal EstateSayles BleacherySayles VillageSuburbsSwannanoa RiverSweeten CreekWest ChapelWestern North Carolina
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Saturday, October 26, 2019 / Published in Asheville History, Events, Exhibits, Local History, Photograph Collection

EVENT–THE PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPHS OF HERBERT PELTON: ASHEVILLE 1905-1930 BY BENJAMIN PORTER

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 30, 2019 FROM 6:00 TO 7:00 PM LORD AUDITORIUM PACK MEMORIAL LIBRARY LOWER LEVEL THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Light Refreshments will be served “Herbert Pelton arrived in Asheville in 1905. When he left Asheville in 1930, he had become one of the best and most prolific commercial photographers
Benjamin PorterH. w. PeltonPanorama Photographs
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Monday, October 21, 2019 / Published in Asheville History, Buildings, Events, Local History, Photograph Collection

The Ravenscroft Reserve: Its History and Importance

Presentation This Thursday, October 24 from 6:00-7:00 Pack Memorial Library, Lord Auditorium, lower level. This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Where is the Ravenscroft Reserve? The Ravenscroft Reserve is located at 11 Collier Avenue north of Banks Avenue, at the southern end of Ravenscroft Drive. What
22 Collier AvenueAsheville downtown environmentCollier WoodRavenscroft ReserveRavenscroft SchoolTrees
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Tuesday, October 15, 2019 / Published in African Americans, Asheville History, Local History, Photograph Collection

Asheville’s First City Schools for Black Students Part Two: African Americans Help Build the City and Its School System

Part One of this series began with a survey of private and religious efforts to educate Asheville’s black children in the decades following the Civil War.  Next we saw how the city established a public school system in 1888 after a close vote of public approval in which black voters provided the crucial margin of
African American Public EducationBeaumont School
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Thursday, October 10, 2019 / Published in Exhibits, Friends of the NC Room, Local Heroes and Heroines, Local History, North Carolina Room Staff

Join the Friends of the NC Room for THREE events in October!

Thursday October 17- Sunday October 20: OUT! A Pop Up Exhibit featuring material from our LGBT+ Archives Thursday, October 24, 6-7 pm: The Ravenscroft Reserve October 30: The Panoramic Photos of Herbert W. Pelton ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thursday October 17- Sunday October 20: OUT! A Pop Up Exhibit featuring material from our LGBT+ Archives OUT! A Pop
ArchivesBanks AveBaseballBuncombe CountyCollierCommunity ArchivesCoxeExhibitsLGBTLibrariesLocal HistoryPanoramaPeltonPeopleRavenscroftUrban Forest
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Saturday, October 05, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, Architecture, Asheville History, Buildings, Buncombe County History, Crafts, Education, Forgotten People, Houses, Local Heroes and Heroines, Local History

Hall’s 7 Acres in Newfound: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

Throughout the year as I’ve continued to work on this series and it has gained traction and popularity, hints and suggestions as to what I should write about have come in from various sources. It has been a tremendous undertaking, and sometimes it’s a relief to hear from someone else what you ought to say,
Asheville Fire DepartmentBuncombe CountyCabinsCommunity CentersCommunity ClubsEducationHall's Seven AcresJ.L. HallLane HallLeicesterMuseumNewfoundOutdoor recreationWestern North Carolina
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Saturday, September 28, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, Architecture, Buildings, Buncombe County History, Education, Houses, Local History, Postcard Collection

Greetings From Montreat: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

Nestled in a cove in the eastern end of Buncombe County lies the tiny town of Montreat. The town has only been officially incorporated since 1967, but the community has been around much longer. Montreat began in the late 19th century as an annual Presbyterian camp meeting, and by 1905, congregants had established the Montreat
Anderson AuditoriumMontreatMontreat AssemblyMontreat CollegeMontreat Conference CenterPostcards
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Thursday, September 05, 2019 / Published in African Americans, Asheville History, Education, Local History, Photograph Collection, Uncategorized

Asheville’s First City Schools for Black Students

Part One: Blacks Vote for Public Education, Win a Separate but Unequal Place in the New School System When Asheville went to the polls in July 1887 and narrowly approved a resolution establishing tax-supported public schools, black voters provided the crucial margin of support. The city took this step forward during an era of educational
African American EducationAsheville City Public SchoolsBeaumont Street Schoolisaac DicksonJim CrowMary Jane Dickson HarrisSegregationTrinity Chapel
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