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Wednesday, July 05, 2017 / Published in Local History, Photograph Collection

TRADITION HOLDS IN BEECH ON THE 4TH

The Beech celebration was started in 1884 by Alfred Marion Penland (1833-1898.) He killed a beef and invited the community, who all thought Alfred quite generous since they mostly had pork and poultry on their plates. The Beech 4th of July parade is the longest consecutive parade in the county and probably in the state–this
4th of JulyBeechBob NesbittBuncombe CountyMary McLean
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Monday, July 07, 2014 / Published in Events, Local History

An Old-fashioned Fourth of July at Beech

Beech is a community in north Buncombe County six miles up Reems Creek Road — 14 miles from Asheville. It is formed by the junction of Maney Branch and Reems Creek and was named after the beautiful grove of Beech trees growing there. A resident back in 1894 wrote to the editor of the Asheville newspaper saying
Alfred PenlandBeechDave PenlandNorth CarolinaReems Creek Fire Department

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