Asheville and Buncombe County

Click to See Larger Image Ripley-Shepherd Building The Ripley family enjoyed early prominence in Hendersonville, especially the colone...

Marilyn Blomberg Patton Interview Click to See Larger Image

Asheville Railroad Yard Flooded 1916 On July 14, 1916, the worst flood in western North Carolina’s history occurred after six days of to...

Click to See Larger Image On July 14, 1879, Silas McDowell, prolific self-taught scientist and originator of the concept of the thermal...

Click to See Larger Image On July 5, 1865, ex-Confederate Governor Zebulon Baird Vance was paroled on his honor after imprisonment at t...

Siler Family Meeting 1911 Siler Family Meets Each summer For 165 Years William Siler circled two big dates on his calendar for 2016. O...

Click to See Larger Image Jesse Richardson Siler (1793-1876) Jesse, the fourth child of Weimar and Margaret Siler, was born January 31...