History
History
Jun 2024
McCormick Field celebrates its 100th anniversary, with many more seasons to come
Feb 2024
From a GSMNP archivist comes a collection of missives from the mountains
Sep 2023
The life and legacy of celebrated bluegrass musician Earl Scruggs gets a standing ovation in his native Shelby
Aug 2022
North Wilkesboro Speedway, the High Country’s historic racetrack, is getting a major tune-up
Aug 2022
A partnership between local universities brings Appalachian history online
Dec 2021
Asheville’s Gerber factory was an economic and community cornerstone that fed millions of little ones
Dec 2021
Asheville author Tom Jerman celebrates the many and varied Santas of the world
Aug 2021
A harrowing, Halloween-perfect tale from deep in Western North Carolina
Jun 2021
During a year of racial reckoning, public symbols have been renamed and removed
Jun 2021
Hendersonville’s Center for Cultural Preservation uncorks a moonshine documentary
Sep 2020
The golden age of streetcars jump-started Asheville and led the way for mass transit in North Carolina
Jun 2020
The Mountain Lily’s short but storied run on the French Broad River might never end
Jun 2019
Through thick and thin, the Biltmore Forest School planted the seeds of modern forestry
Oct 2018
At the end of World War I, the city celebrated Christmas as never before or since
Apr 2017
One hundred years ago, Fred Seely introduced the world to fine fabric handmade in the mountains
Dec 2016
The remarkable rise and fall of the Goat Gland King, Jackson County’s “Dr.” John Brinkley
Oct 2016
Commemorating the 450th anniversary of Juan Pardo’s exploration of the Carolinas
Jun 2016
Even a century later, the Great Flood of 1916’s watery depths haunt Western North Carolina
Apr 2016
The WNC Sports Hall of Fame and its organizers build a legacy, and a future, for mountain athletes
Dec 2015
Martin Luther King Jr. visited WNC at two turning points that shaped the civil rights struggle
Oct 2015
A new series of signs highlights the Blue Ridge National Heritage
Area’s cultural cornerstones
Aug 2015
Get to know local history through new exhibits at area heritage museums
Aug 2015
UNC Asheville students document life 100 years ago, when the United States was on the brink of war
Aug 2015
Hugging the banks of the North Toe River, surrounded by blue-tinged mountains, the rural Mitchell County town of Spruce Pine holds a rich history, one with tales of trains and commerce, a hoard of minerals, and a nationally recognized theater. After falling in love with the community and learning of its heritage, Boone-based events planner Elizabeth Hempfling decided to pay homage. “I wanted to do something that portrayed love, but wanted it to be unique and to mean something,” she says.
Hempfling staged a photo project that offers period recreations of Spruce Pine’s past, from the early 1900s to the 1950s, as well as snapshots of the thriving community today. In all, some 30 local residents pooled resources and time to stage, style, and snap pictures over four days. The result is a nostalgic portrayal of the town’s story, told with passion and reverence.