Asheville and Buncombe County
Saturday, July 14, 2018
Flood of 1916
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Asheville Railroad Yard Flooded 1916 On July 14, 1916, the worst flood in western North Carolina’s history occurred after six days of to...
Silas McDowell (1795-1879)
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Click to See Larger Image On July 14, 1879, Silas McDowell, prolific self-taught scientist and originator of the concept of the thermal...
Thursday, July 5, 2018
Vance Civil War Parole (1865)
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Click to See Larger Image On July 5, 1865, ex-Confederate Governor Zebulon Baird Vance was paroled on his honor after imprisonment at t...
Thursday, May 17, 2018
Siler Family Meets Each summer For 165 Years
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Siler Family Meeting 1911 Siler Family Meets Each summer For 165 Years William Siler circled two big dates on his calendar for 2016. O...
Jesse Richardson Siler (1793-1876)
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Click to See Larger Image Jesse Richardson Siler (1793-1876) Jesse, the fourth child of Weimar and Margaret Siler, was born January 31...
Saturday, April 7, 2018
Zeb Vance's "Rough and Ready Guards" (1861)
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Click to See Larger Image "Rough and Ready Guards" Members (1861) Left-to-Right 1. William Gudger 2. James M. Smith 3. ...
Asheville Rough & Ready Club 1848
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Zachary Taylor Meeting of the Rough and Ready Club of Asheville, July 22d, 1848 The Club came to order by the appointment of James M. ...
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