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16970
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Asheville, located in Buncombe County, is featured in The State magazine's series on North Carolina cities. The city has developed into a well-known resort center as well as a growing industrial city. Topping discusses the city's rebound from the Great Depression and finds the financial structure on a sound basis. The city schools are marking their fiftieth anniversary this year, and the nearby town of Black Mountain is described.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 5 Issue 4, June 1937, p24-27, 29-32, il, por
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15497
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Bascom Lamar Lunsford, a native of western North Carolina, is praised as an interpreter of the western North Carolina mountaineer. Early in life he learned to play the banjo and fiddle, and to sing the old ballads and dance in accordance with the mountain traditional form, and ever since has been the preeminent pioneer for preserving the folk music, dance, and art of western North Carolina.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 3 Issue 39, Feb 1936, p3, 21, f
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11607
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Topping describes the Rhododendron Festival which is held in Asheville each June. The festival, a brilliant and colorful event, takes place when the rhododendrons, laurels, and azaleas have reached their peak in blooming.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 2 Issue 2, June 1934, p3, 20, por
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