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Record #:
22511
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Several civic groups and churches in the Hendersonville area have come together to form the Feed the Kids Coalition.
Record #:
36574
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Church picnics on the grounds meant the occasion took place in its churchyard or cemetery. As for the day designated, sometimes it was Decoration Day, at other times a cemetery cleanup or homecoming. No matter the day or occasion, it always involved traditional Appalachian dishes, illustrated in the accompanying photo. The author noted recipes such as dried green beans cooked with fatback called “leather britches” and stack cake made with alternating layers of cake and dried fruit.
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12030
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Arriving to Buncombe County during the last decade of the 18th-century, Scottish Presbyterians, locally known as the Swanino Circuit, opened the first school and church west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Followed by Methodists, Baptists, and Episcopalians, the region gradually developed as did the number of learning institutions and houses of worship.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 25 Issue 1, June 1957, p18-19, il
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