When I went searching our database for sources to write this edition of 52 Weeks, 52 Communities I had one … More
Category: Manuscript Collection
Event: CIVIL WAR STORIES BETWEEN HAYWOOD COUNTY SOLDIER JAMES M. HENDERSON AND HIS WIFE MARIA HENDERSON
A DRAMATIC READING James M. Henderson, Company F, 25 N.C. Regiment wrote to his wife Maria Henderson and little son, … More
A Montford Bibliography: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities
Montford is one of Buncombe County’s most iconic historic neighborhoods. In this installment of 52 Weeks, 52 Communities, we could … More
Lost Communities of a Consolidated Jupiter: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities
“[Jupiter] received its name in about 1885 or 1888, by Old North McCLean (sic), he being the first post master. His theory for naming the settlement Jupiter was that it is of a very high altitude and from the post office you could gain a very plain view of the Jupiter star that rose in the north east. There was about three or four men present at the time… they agreed and it was called ‘Jupiter Post Office.’”
A Model Letter from a Model Village, Grovemont on Swannanoa: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities
Edwin Wiley Grove had a grand vision. After striking it rich in the patent medicine business he began to invest … More
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, … More
Deaver’s View//Deaverview, A Peek into the Process: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities
Many of our 52 Weeks 52 Communities posts have been about rediscovering the origins of the names of our communities … More
Voices from Old Candlertown: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities
The voices of our community members are one way we learn about our past. Eleanor Newcomb Rice knew this, and … More
Building Biltmore Forest: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities
When you think of Biltmore Forest the first thing that comes to mind is probably a sea of early 20th … More
