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3101
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Laying track to take the Western North Carolina Railroad from Old Fort to Asheville was a feat of engineering. Begun in 1877, the task included building seven tunnels and overcoming steep mountains to bring the first train through on October 3, 1880.
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12930
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Commissioned by the legislation in 1854, construction began on the Western North Carolina Railroad, set to connect Salisbury and Asheville. Requiring millions of dollars and nearly 25 years to build, the railroad suffered almost a complete disaster during the Civil War. Completed on 11 March 1879, the rail line has six tunnels, one of which spans one-third of a mile.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 27 Issue 6, Aug 1959, p14-15, il
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21105
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A look at the development of a trunk railroad line across North Carolina, from Beaufort to the Tennessee border, encouraged by Governor Zebulon B. Vance and his successor, Thomas J. Jarvis between 1879 and 1885. Ultimately, the Richmond and Danville Railroad Company won control of and completed the railroad line, overcoming competition from New York- and Boston-based businessmen.
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26923
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Joseph M. Gazzam built the Kenilworth Inn in 1890, following a tourist boom in Asheville due to the completion of the Western North Carolina Railroad 10 years prior. The hotel featured a number of amenities and had a prime location overlooking the Swannanoa River. Unfortunately, in April 1909, the hotel burnt to the ground, but in 1923, it was rebuilt and reopened as a resort hotel.
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38267
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William Thomas is perhaps more widely known for being the captain of the last Confederate unit to surrender at the end of the Civil War and six term state senator. However, he may be remembered just as well for his advocacy of North Carolina’s eastern Cherokee. This can be perceived in support of the Oconaluftee of Washington’s fight for exemption from removal by the government in 1835, election as chief of the eastern Cherokee in 1838, and election in 1862 as captain of a Cherokee troop whom he inspired to enlist in the Confederate army.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 80 Issue 4, Sept 2012, p60-62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72 Periodical Website