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Wednesday, April 11, 2018 / Published in Asheville History, Buncombe County History, Local History, Post Card Collection, Postcard Collection, Uncategorized

Glen Inglis Defunct City Ghost Town Buncombe County North Carolina Postcard 1908

I love an intriguing, if not hyperbolic description of an item on eBay like the one I stumbled on the other day.  I couldn’t resist the allure of a “ghost town” in Buncombe County, let alone one named Glen Inglis. I placed my bid, even without being able to decipher the postmark in the photo.
AshevilleAsheville mapsBuncombe CountycommunitesGlen InglisNorth Carolina RoomPack Memorial Librarypost cards
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Thursday, December 21, 2017 / Published in Architecture, Buildings, Local History, Photograph Collection

The Most Beautiful Brick I’ve Ever Seen!

Bricks and the Buildings They Made Exhibit at Pack Memorial Library on the main floor includes real bricks! This exhibit from the North Carolina Room will be on view through January. . . Downtown shopping or seeing the sights with family? Stop in and check it out. Kids will love it. Little is known about brick manufacturers
15 Clayton StreetAlbert BunnAsheville BricksAsheville HistoryBiltmore BricksBrickmasonsBuncombe CountyBunn BricksJames Vester MillerMontford BricksReynolds BricksRobbins BricksThe Bunn House
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Thursday, November 09, 2017 / Published in African Americans, Asheville History, Buncombe County History, Local History

Baritone Singer Paul Robeson and the Segregation Policies of the Asheville Auditorium

Henry A. Wallace served as vice president of the U.S. under Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1941-1945. He made his final public action in a failed bid for the presidency of the U.S. in 1948. Still commanding a modest following from left-wing groups, he ran on the Progressive ticket, campaigning against Truman, the Republican candidate Thomas E. Dewey, and the 
Asheville AuditoriumBuncombe Countycivil rightsHenry A. WallaceJim Crow lawsMadison Avenue Asheville NCPaul RobisonSegregation
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Thursday, October 19, 2017 / Published in Events, Local History

You Won’t Believe What We Have to Share: North Asheville in the Spotlight! Wednesday October 25th

North Asheville Neighborhood History Program Finale Date: Wednesday October 25, 2017 Time: 6:00-7:30 PM Place: Pack Memorial Library, Lord Auditorium, lower level   Pat Fitzpatrick, a North Asheville resident of 40 years, and an interviewer extraordinaire, will tell about some of the most interesting and surprising stories uncovered through the 2017 North Asheville History Project.
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Monday, October 02, 2017 / Published in African Americans, Forgotten People, Historic Montford, Local History, Photograph Collection

Tempie Avery and the Montford Community Center

Tempie Avery was a young girl purchased in Charleston in 1840 by Nicholas Woodfin. During her time on his plantation she became a midwife delivering both black and white babies in Asheville. After the Civil War, Mr. Woodfin deeded property to Tempie at 26 Pearson Drive, the current site of the Montford Community Center. On
Asheville HistoryBuncombe CountyMonford Community CenterPauline MooreStumptownTempie Avery
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Friday, September 15, 2017 / Published in African Americans, Forgotten People, Local History, Photograph Collection

Buncombe County Slaves and the Western North Carolina Railroad

The Western North Carolina Railroad was chartered in 1852 by the North Carolina General Assembly. A railway was to be constructed from Salisbury to some point on the French Broad River beyond the Blue Ridge. By 1859 the road had reached Morganton, a distance of 84 miles. [Asheville News July 14, 1859.] The Western North
Asheville HistoryBuncombe CountySlaveryWestern North Carolina Railroad
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Wednesday, September 13, 2017 / Published in Events, Forgotten People, Local Heroes and Heroines, Local History

Event: Anne Penland, Asheville Native, W.W. I Nurse Anesthetist

Title: Anne Penland, Asheville Native, W.W. I Nurse Anesthetist Speakers: Symposium with Keynote Speaker, Sandra Oullette, Past President, American Association of Nurse Anesthetist. Also, the American Red Cross and Penland Family Members. Guest appearances by Actress Callan White and the Asheville High Brass Quintet. Date: Saturday September 16, 2017 Time: 1: PM to 3:00 PM followed by
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Tuesday, August 22, 2017 / Published in Events, Local History, Post Card Collection

Greetings from North Asheville

Drive out (walk or ride the bus) to the North Asheville Branch Library for an entertaining presentation on North Asheville as perhaps you’ve never seen it on August 23 In conjunction with The North Asheville Neighborhood History Project, Terry Taylor will present a thoroughly revised version of his Greetings From Asheville program. If you missed
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Wednesday, August 09, 2017 / Published in Local History

Eclipsomania: 1932/2017

Eclipsomania is in full force for the eclipsical event  in western North Carolina in August this year.  As the total eclipse makes its way across the continental United States from Oregon to South Carolina, a band in western North Carolina and 13 other states qualifies for being in the zone of totality! A total solar
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