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Saturday, August 03, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, Buncombe County History, Forgotten People, Local Heroes and Heroines, Local History, Women

Stumping for Suffrage in Jackson Park (Woolsey): 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

If you live in Asheville, you’ve probably taken a drive through it many times. Say, you’re headed to the Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary for a Sunday stroll after a brunch downtown. It is a section of Merrimon Avenue that begins descending in elevation starting somewhere about the time you reach Brookstone Church (formerly Merrimon Ave.
19th AmendmentAppalachiaBailey RoadBilly BorneCharles W. WoolseyChase AmblerChatham RoadCity of AshevilleDeaverviewDemocracyElected officeFloride CunninghamHelen Morris LewisJackson ParkJames Mitchell RayKarl Von RuckLillian "Exum" ClementNational Women's PartyNorth AshevilleNorth CarolinaRamothRaven LewisRobert R. ReynoldsSouth CarolinaThomas W. PattonUS House of RepresentativesVotes For WomenW.T. Weaver BoulevardWaterworksWitchwoodWomenWoolseyWoolsey DipWoolsey Town Hall
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Wednesday, April 03, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, African Americans, Asheville History, Buncombe County History, Forgotten People, Local History

Working Together on Burton Street: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

“On the west side of Asheville between Patton and Haywood/A community holds on, tries to create a sustainable model, /Relationship-building between people/What can I say: Burton Street?” -DeWayne Barton “Burton Street Working Together” from 27 Views of Asheville, Eno Publishers, ed. We have discussed the Burton Street Community a few times this year, especially highlighting
African AmericansAshevilleBuffalo StreetBurton StreetCity of AshevilleCommunitiesCommunityCommunity HistoryDeWayne BartonE.W. PearsonEarly Asheville HistoryF.A. SondleyHood HuggersNorth CarolinaSchoolsStreetsUrban PlanningUrban RenewalWest Asheville

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