Suzannah Smith Miles
Suzannah Smith Miles
Jun 2014
Florence Young Thomas laid the foundation for visual artists in Ashe County
Oct 2012
Take a drive to appreciate the enormous effort behind the Cherohala Skyway
Aug 2012
A leader in women's fashions kept its roots and headquarters in Rutherfordton
Jun 2012
The deft engineering of Guilford Nanney created Chimney Rock's first trail system
Feb 2012
The legacy of master mason James Vester Miller lives on in Asheville's historic edifices
Oct 2011
The Buncombe Turnpike blazed a trail to market for drovers and farmers and helped open the mountains to tourists
Aug 2011
Ray Hicks tales bore the unmistakable twang and sensibilities of early Appalachia
May 2011
From pageant queens to the namesake blooms, the 65-year-old Rhododendron Festival continues to celebrate the beauty of the mountains
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
Grand and posh, the original Battery Park Hotel ushered in Asheville’s tourism boom
Jun 2009
George Masa’s life journey carried him across an ocean and landed him in Asheville, where his passion for photography drove him to explore WNC’s roughest wilderness.
May 2009
Asheville pilot Robert Morgan kept 25 unforgettable dates with the girl of his dreams
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
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.