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23806
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The Battery Park Hotel in Asheville, North Carolina opened in 1886 and ushered in a tourism boom.
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WNC Magazine (NoCar F261 .W64), Vol. 4 Issue 3, May 2010, p30-33, il, por Periodical Website
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23811
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Colonel Return Jonathan Meigs, Sr. and surveyor Thomas Freeman were tasked in the late 1800s with the responsibility of designating the territory line between U.S. and Cherokee land.
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WNC Magazine (NoCar F261 .W64), Vol. 4 Issue 5, July 2010, p32-35, il, por Periodical Website
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23816
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Long before opening Kentucky, the pioneer, Daniel Boone, was active in western North Carolina. His explorations opened the way for settling lands west of the mountains.
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23827
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The 65-year-old Rhododendron Festival on Roan Mountain celebrates the Mountain Rosebay or Purple Laurel, also called Rhododendron. The festival started in 1947 when two communities, Roan Mountain, Tennessee, and Bakersville, North Carolina, explored ways to boost the economy through tourism.
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WNC Magazine (NoCar F261 .W64), Vol. 5 Issue 4, June 2011, p38-40, il, por Periodical Website
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23834
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Born in 1922, Ray Hicks was a quintessential mountain man famous for his captivating storytelling, an oral tradition popular in 1800s Appalachia. After his death in 2003, he is remembered for his gift of entertainment.
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23856
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The Buncombe Turnpike began as a blazed trail for farmers and drovers. Eventually, the turnpike helped open the mountains to tourists, and the historic road has a long contributed to the Western North Carolina economy.
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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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WNC Magazine (NoCar F261 .W64), Vol. 3 Issue 5, July 2009, p44-51, il, por Periodical Website
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23736
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The 496-mile Blue Ridge Parkway is a paradigm of landscaping and engineering genius. The authors discuss the history of the parkway and some of the more notable stops.
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