Record #:

12028

Author(s):

Arthur, Billy

Abstract:

Zebulon Baird Vance, served as Governor of North Carolina intermittently between 1862 through 1879. This article offers small snippets of information describing public opinion as well as the admiration held for him on behalf of his citizens.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 25 Issue 1, June 1957, p9-10, por

Subject(s):

Governors--Succession

Record #:

12029

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

First settled in 1784, Buncombe County became more accessible to outsiders with the opening of US Highway 70. Sustained via tourism, agriculture, and industry, Buncombe residents enjoy the Blue Ridge Mountains, the city of Asheville, as well as the world-famous Biltmore Estate.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 25 Issue 1, June 1957, p14-17, 22-23, 25-35, il, map

Subject(s):

Buncombe County--Description and travel; Buncombe County--History

Record #:

12030

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

Arriving to Buncombe County during the last decade of the 18th-century, Scottish Presbyterians, locally known as the Swanino Circuit, opened the first school and church west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Followed by Methodists, Baptists, and Episcopalians, the region gradually developed as did the number of learning institutions and houses of worship.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 25 Issue 1, June 1957, p18-19, il

Subject(s):

Buncombe County--History; Churches--Buncombe County

Record #:

12031

Author(s):

Old Trudge

Abstract:

Including Weaverville, Swannanoa, Leicester, Arden-Skyland, and Candler, this article offers brief histories of the towns and cities comprising Buncombe County.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 25 Issue 1, June 1957, p20-21, il

Subject(s):

Buncombe County--History