History
History
Oct 2010
An historic exhibit details the lengths taken to harbor peace during the last years of the Colonial era
Aug 2010
Legends paint a larger-than-life picture of the woodsman,
but at heart he was a simple man driven by curiosity
Jul 2010
Tryon’s early-1900s artist enclave claims its rightful place in history
Jun 2010
How a Revolutionary War hero and an Irish surveyor laid a boundary between the land of the Cherokee and white settlers
Apr 2010
From the opening of the state’s first course 130 years ago to the Morganton amateur who almost won the Masters against Ben Hogan, golf has enjoyed a long and fascinating history in these mountains
Apr 2010
Grand and posh, the original Battery Park Hotel ushered in Asheville’s tourism boom
Dec 2009
Despite a difficult march and uneven odds, the Overmountain Men steered the Revolutionary War in the Patriots’ favor at Kings Mountain
Dec 2009
Two-hundred years of growth, change, construction, and life in the heart of downtown Asheville
Dec 2009
A county torn apart during the Civil War still remembers the men killed at Shelton Laurel
Sep 2009
For more than two decades, mill workers across the region played in a league of their own
Aug 2009
The two heydays and incarnations of Lake Toxaway were separated by a very dry period
May 2009
Asheville pilot Robert Morgan kept 25 unforgettable dates with the girl of his dreams
May 2009
Remembering Art Loeb, the man whose love for hiking helped create a beloved footpath
Mar 2009
Built to supply energy for defense industries during World War II, Fontana Dam became a monument to American ingenuity and determination
Mar 2009
Hundreds of the afflicted flocked to Highlands seeking treatment for tuberculosis
Mar 2009
Others may have passed through Western North Carolina
in search of gold, but none were more barbaric than Hernando de Soto.
The impact of his bloody expedition on the region’s native population is just finally coming to light.
