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"In the Foothills, livermush sustained families when times were tough. now locals pay tribute to the dish -- lovingly nicknamed Piedmont pate -- at an all-day event." Mack's Liver Mush and Meats held the first livermush festival in Shelby in 1985. German settling in Cleveland County in the 19th-century developed this cultivated blend of pork, cornmeal and seasonings as part of the local food custom.
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"The story behind Andrews Geyser is deep, complex, and as irrepressible as the man-made fountain itself. It goes back to the 1870s, when the railroad finally climbed the Blue Ridge Encampment near Old Fort. The tragic Cost of that achievement is till being uncovered today." To extend the railroad west over the Blue Ridge Mountains, Maj. James W. Wilson designed a route that looped back on itself multiple times. More than 3,000 men and several hundred women convicts from the state prison in Raleigh provided the labor. UNC Asheville professor Dan Pierce notes it as the most important piece of infrastructure connected to the history of western North Carolina.
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Located about 2,400 feet beneath Humpback Mountain in McDowell County, Linville Caverns were discovered by two fishermen in 1822 trying to figure out how trout were swimming into solid rock. During the Civil War, the caverns provided refuge for deserting Confederate and Union solders. In 1884, Thomas Edison sent an expedition to locate platinum but never located any.
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"A beloved barbecue joint near the French Broad River has gone through many changes: location, owners, a new brewery. But no matter where it goes or what's on the menu, the tables are always full and the 'cue always tender." Located in Asheville's River Arts District, 12 bones Smokehouse was purchased by Angela and Bryan King in 2012.
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