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Historic Biltmore Estate Personifies Family Values

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7203
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Abstract:
When George Washington Vanderbilt built Biltmore House in the 1890s, he was constructing more than just a large house. He envisioned his 125,000-acre estate as being self-sufficient, growing its own food, weaving its own cloth, and raising its own meat. Wright discusses how this philosophy carries on into the twenty-first century. One million people visit Biltmore annually and spend around $183.4 million. The estate employs 1,500 people, and its economic impact on western North Carolina is about $351 million annually.
Source:
North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 63 Issue 5, May 2005, p48, il