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23806
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The Battery Park Hotel in Asheville, North Carolina opened in 1886 and ushered in a tourism boom.
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23665
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The Fontana Dam in Swain and Graham Counties in North Carolina was built to supply energy for defense industries during World War II.
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WNC Magazine
(NoCar F261 .W64), Vol. 2 Issue 9, November/December 2008,
p52-55, il
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23856
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The Buncombe Turnpike began as a blazed trail for farmers and drovers. Eventually, the turnpike helped open the mountains to tourists, and the historic road has a long contributed to the Western North Carolina economy.
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WNC Magazine
(NoCar F261 .W64), Vol. 5 Issue 9, November/December 2011,
p30-33, il, por
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23834
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Born in 1922, Ray Hicks was a quintessential mountain man famous for his captivating storytelling, an oral tradition popular in 1800s Appalachia. After his death in 2003, he is remembered for his gift of entertainment.
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22285
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The idea for a road connecting Tellico Plains, Tennessee to Robbinsville, North Carolina originated in 1958; however, it would take another thirty-eight years and $100 million to complete the forty-two-mile Cherohala Skyway. It was completed October 2, 1996 and was the most expensive road project ever undertaken in the state. The road is a marvel of engineering and was constructed over an area once considered impassable.
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23760
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Hernando de Soto's (1496-1542) North American explorations from 1539-1541 led to the establishment of the first European outposts in the American South, including some in western North Carolina. However, conflicts with native tribes doomed these early efforts.
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WNC Magazine
(NoCar F261 .W64), Vol. 3 Issue 1, January/February 2009,
p64-71, il, por
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23816
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Long before opening Kentucky, the pioneer, Daniel Boone, was active in western North Carolina. His explorations opened the way for settling lands west of the mountains.
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23661
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Olive Dame Campbell was a teacher in the 20th century who worked to record and preserve the songs of Appalachian culture.
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