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Wednesday, March 06, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, Asheville History, Buncombe County History, Crafts, Local Heroes and Heroines, Local History, Manuscript Collection, Uncategorized, Women

“You Have to Start a Thing” a Quick Introduction to Some Self-Starting Ladies of Biltmore Village: 52 Weeks 52 Communities

March is Women’s History Month, and I would never forgive myself if I didn’t share some of the amazing photos we have in our collection of some of the incredible women who lived their lives, in whole or part, in the Biltmore Village community. Beyond the “Lady on the Hill” there are some fascinating stories
1920'sBiltmoreBiltmore IndustriesBiltmore VillageBlack MountainBuncombe County Adult EducationCornelia VanderbiltCornelia Vanderbilt CecilEdith VanderbiltExum ClementGenderKenilworthLillian "Exum" ClementLillian Exum Clement StaffordNancy Rebecca ClementNCGANorth Carolina General AssemblyOteen HospitalPoliticsSuffrageSuffragettesWomenWomen's HistoryWomen's History Month
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Thursday, November 10, 2016 / Published in Local History, New Donations, Photograph Collection

A Whole Lot of History in This Photograph

I was looking through a stack of photographs in the collection we received from the Patton/Parker family after the death of Mary Parker. This photograph intrigued me. The writing on the back of the photo upped my intrigue. I wasn’t familiar with any of the names. The Ravenel family lived at 2 Short Street in Biltmore. Short Street became Kitchen Place
2 Kitchen Way2 Short StreetAdelia Leftwich HarrisonAshevilleAsheville HistoryBiltmore VillageFlorence Leftwich RavenelHighlandsLewis W. HarrisonMartha ParkerMartha Parker HarrisonS.P Ravenel
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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 17, 2014 / Published in Uncategorized

CONSIDER THE HORSE

The first time that I revisioned a different Asheville, one with horses, was when I read Pauline Moore’s diary she wrote in 1916 at the age of 19.  In May, Pauline wrote, “Frank Netherland & I went for a long horse back ride this afternoon.  Up by Beaumont Lodge by the Battle Bungalow through Kenilworth
All Souls Episcopal ChurchAshevilleBiltmore Dairy WagonBiltmore VillageC.C. Brown Livery BarnDella DayEthel SurrettFrank CoxeHorse-drawn Carriageshorseback ridinghorsesLivery StablesMrs. Leva WrightMrs. Mary HowlandO.D. RevellPauline BournePauline MooreTally-Ho

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