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Dr. Lucius B. Morse purchased Chimney Rock, a 2,280-foot tall, 535 million-year-old monolith, in 1902. Although a stairway to the top had been in use for the previous seventeen years, it was wearing down. Lucas hired Guilford Nanney, a carpenter-builder, to build a new trail system. Before he was hired, Nanney had built houses. Several of his Queen Anne-style homes in Rutherford County are on the National Historic Register. Miles recounts his work at Chimney Rock.
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22221
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\"Truly magnificent gardens need time and attention to flourish--coaxed and nurtured by guiding hands and verdant vision.\" Milner takes readers on a walk through Peter and Jasmin Gentling's garden, called Blue Briar Garden located on Sunset Mountain in Asheville. They have cultivated it over the last forty years. The garden serves as a backdrop to their home, historic Blue Briar Cottage, built in 1906 and purchased by them in 1971.
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23828
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Anne Martin created Mountain Moss Enterprises, which specializes in creating eco-friendly moss gardens and sustainable landscapes in Western North Carolina.
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23663
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Heidi Dunlap and partner Steve Maher run The Wild Salmon Company in Asheville. They fish for salmon in Alaska during the summer months and bring their catch to Asheville.
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23662
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The author discusses his experience hiking the Twentymile Trail in one day.
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43522
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"A partnership between local universities brings Appalachian history online. The Southern Appalachian Digital Collections partnership is a labor of love between Western Carolina University’s Hunter Library Special and Digital Collections and the University of North Carolina at Asheville Special Collections."
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23776
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In the early 1900s, George Masa (1881-1933) braved the wild to photograph the pristine Appalachian Mountains. As a result of his actions, much of the mountains have been protected for generations to come.
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23631
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An early 20th century toy manufacturing center in Tryon allowed two women, Eleanor Vance and Charlotte Yale, to employ economically deprived Appalachian residents.
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23767
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Handicrafts in Western North Carolina are a 200 million dollar force in the region's economy. The author examines artists and how they contribute to the economy and tourism industry.
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43971
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"Asheville's Jackson Building, the first skyscraper in Western North Carolina, turns100." The building was completed in 1924. It originally had a searchlight that cast a light beam as far as 30 miles.
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23907
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Founded in 1929, the Penland School of Crafts in Mitchell County is a world-renowned center for contemporary craft. A brief history of the school and the institution's emphasis on both modern craft and traditional practice compose this article.
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22325
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Johnnie Sue Myers and her husband Soney are a Cherokee couple who preserve Cherokee cooking traditions and Southern Appalachian cookery. He is an adept hunter who brings in the likes of deer, bear, turkey, and rabbit, and Johnnie Sue prepares the meals. Their five sons who live nearby also help by gathering all sorts greens in the spring and helping with the fall harvests of corn, okra, squash and lots more. Their home is a true gathering place for meals, with family and friends, including Chief Michell Hicks and others.
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23626
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Asheville designer, Barbara Zaretsky, has revived plant-based dying, an art that was nearly lost with the invention of colorfast chemical dyes. She uses natural plant dyes to color her hand made accessories, which include items like scarves, table runners, and pillows.
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22318
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The authors describe several outdoor entrepreneurs in Western North Carolina \"who mix business and pleasure in the pursuit of great gear.\" They are Adam Masters [Bellyak];Mike Grimm and Goose Kearse [Misty Mountain Threadworks]; Jesse Conner [Trout Dancer Rod Company];Fritz Orr, III [Fritz Orr Canoe]; and Tom Dempsey and Tom Reeder [Sylvan Sport].
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23742
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Following the Revolutionary War, a group of far western North Carolina counties attempted to create their own State of Franklin. It had its own governor, legislature, and state capitol but failed to survive statehood.
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