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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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Saturday, August 31, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, Buncombe County History, Forgotten People, Local Heroes and Heroines, Local History

His Name Was Leicester: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

Disclaimer: This installment of 52 Weeks, 52 Communities has no ill intent. Indeed, I mean to shame no one in my assertions, only educate. However, be warned, I may air some grievances. Dear readers, there are a few things that send unpleasant chills down my spine. For my husband, it’s the sound of a fork scraping
52 Weeks 52 CommunitiesAppalachiaBascom CollegeBuncombe CountyCommunitiesCommunity HistoryDry GoodsEnglandForgotten PeopleImmigrantsLeicesterMerchantsPeopleWalesWest Indies
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Saturday, August 31, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, Architectural Drawing Collection, Architecture, Asheville History, Buncombe County History, Houses, Local History

Historical House Hunting in Kimberly: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

We’re over halfway there, folks! Here we are on community #34/52.  And a few times throughout this series, we’ve taken the opportunity to teach you a little bit about how to most effectively use your time in the archives or navigate our public database, Presto, to do some of your groundwork from the comforts of
52 Weeks 52 CommunitiesAshevilleBuncombe CountyE.W. GroveE.W. Grove InvestmentsGroveGrove Park InnHomesImagesKimberly HeightsPostcardsResearchSix Associates
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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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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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