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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,
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Saturday, November 08, 2014 / Published in Uncategorized

The Emporium Department Store Fire, July 25, 1923.

The Emporium Department Store Fire The current photo exhibit in Pack Memorial Library’s North Carolina Room pictures some of the city’s most noteworthy fires. Among them is the Emporium Department Store fire of July 25, 1923. The Emporium fire was, according to a later, undated Asheville Citizen article, “one of the most spectacular if not
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Saturday, October 11, 2014 / Published in Events, Local History, Photograph Collection

Do you know (or remember) what a Fire Alarm Box is?

THE NORTH CAROLINA ROOM HAS ONE ON DISPLAY. WE MIGHT EVEN LET YOU PULL THE ALARM AND HEAR IT RING! When it was not common for people to have telephones in their homes, if your house caught on fire, you would run to the nearest fire alarm box and pull the handle. Using electric impulses,
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