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Saturday, August 31, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, Buncombe County History, Forgotten People, Local Heroes and Heroines, Local History

His Name Was Leicester: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

Disclaimer: This installment of 52 Weeks, 52 Communities has no ill intent. Indeed, I mean to shame no one in my assertions, only educate. However, be warned, I may air some grievances. Dear readers, there are a few things that send unpleasant chills down my spine. For my husband, it’s the sound of a fork scraping
52 Weeks 52 CommunitiesAppalachiaBascom CollegeBuncombe CountyCommunitiesCommunity HistoryDry GoodsEnglandForgotten PeopleImmigrantsLeicesterMerchantsPeopleWalesWest Indies
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Tuesday, May 14, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, Architecture, Buildings, Houses, Local History, Manuscript Collection, Treasures: Very Special Items

A Trip to the Store in Democrat, 1876: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

If you were taking a trip to Burnsville from Asheville between 1847 and 1890 there was, for the most part, only one way to get there. Along the road, there would be a few choice places to stop, but the most famous was Carter’s. It was, like most other Stock Stands along the various turnpike
agricultureAshevilleBarnardsvilleBig IvyBurnsvilleCarter-Swain HouseDemocrat CommunityDry GoodsJohn A. CarterJohn InscoeLewis CassMountain MasterPopuslar SoverigntyStock StandsZachary Taylor

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