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Thursday, July 07, 2016 / Published in Events, Exhibits, Local History, Photograph Collection, Post Card Collection

Program at Pack, The Unforgettable Rampage: Remembering the Flood of 1916

On Sunday morning July 16, 1916 Edith Vanderbilt was notified of the rising water and the dangerous conditions at Biltmore Village. “Without warning at 4:00 the Swannanoa River overflowed the village. Men plunged into the stream carrying their wives and children. Horses turned loose plunged madly through the flooded streets in the darkness. In an
AshevilleBiltmoreBiltmore EstateBiltmore VillageCornelia VanderbiltEdith VanderbiltFlood of 1916Mrs. George Vanderbilt
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Friday, January 29, 2016 / Published in Local History, Manuscript Collection, Photograph Collection

Buncombe County Literacy

Buncombe County led the state in the early 1920s in fighting adult illiteracy. Its adult literacy program was copied throughout the south and even received national recognition. From 1917 to 1920 Buncombe County adult community schools, often called night schools, taught over 3000 adults to read and write. However, a newspaper article from February 1925
adult literacyAshevilleBiltmore EstateBuncombe CountyCornelia VanderbiltDella DayEdith Vanderbilt

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