Tomorrow – 2pm at the Reuter Center on UNC Asheville’s campus – sponsored by the Western North Carolina Historical Association … More
Tag: History
Found Old Highways
Quite by accident the other day Kris and I stumbled upon a fantastic surprise – a closed off portion of … More
Douglas Ellington at the Asheville Center for History
Every once in a while I still volunteer at the Smith McDowell House, Asheville’s first mansion and oldest surviving house, … More
The Colonel’s Court & Cafe – Asheville, NC
Corbin, Kentucky’s claim to fame is the Colonel Sanders Museum and Cafe, the birthplace of KFC. But is it? What … More
Another Stone Wall
I’m just going to keep running with the “Old Stone Wall” theme because I walked past another one last night, … More
That Old Stone Wall – Harris Teeter and the home of G.W. Pack
If you’ve driven down East Chestnut Street to get to Greenlife or the new Harris Teeter, you’ve no doubt noticed … More
Asheville Free Walking Tour
Started in June 2013, the Asheville Free Walking Tour meets at the Vance Monument Weekdays at 11am, and all you … More
Sulphur Springs
In late February 1827 a sulphur spring was discovered in West Asheville on land owned by Robert Henry, either by … More
Great Smoky Mountain Railroad
Somehow I had made it decades through life and across the United States and never ridden on a train. I … More
Living History
Ever since I started working on my book, Historic Inns of Asheville, I can’t walk or drive through town without … More