Record #:

24003

Author(s):

Turk, John

Abstract:

Asheville's Buncombe Turnpike connected thousands of drovers from Tennessee and North Carolina to South Carolina's railroads. The turnpike provided French Broad River residents with a way to get their herds across the river. Eventually, the West Asheville Bridge was constructed in 1911 to the flood of traffic across the French Broad River.

Source:

The Laurel of Asheville (NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 11 Issue 4, April 2014, p79, il

Subject(s):

Asheville--Description and travel; French Broad River--Description and travel; Buncombe County--History; French Broad River; Asheville--History