One Day, Two Farms, Four Legs
Rather than the crop-duster approach to farm tours — i.e., sprinkling in as many stops as possible in one weekend — the NC Foothills…
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Closest to History
Henderson County contains the most intact walkable portion of the Buncombe Turnpike Hidden in the hills and valleys of Western North Carolina are vestiges…
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Dodging Submarines and Confronting Misconceptions
Merchant Marine tells war stories and educates visit By Jarrett Van Meter His bags were packed and he waited for the call. In March…
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The Horsepower of Woman Power
Retired racer recalls exciting days on the track It was 1989 and rain was plundering the Talladega Speedway. Fighting the summer thunderstorm the best she…
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Disaster Meets Its Match
Squad Chief had to weather skepticism before she faced 40 years of rescue work Snow started falling hard and fast on the evening of Friday, March…
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Stories on 7th
Tour focuses on Hendersonville’s historic outpost “Agriculture and tourism are two words that became part of our vocabulary when the first steam locomotive arrived in 1879…
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Keeping Track of the Past
Saluda’s unique railroad history is recounted by those who lived it Garland Goodwin remembers many personal details about trains, back when boarding one was…
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Filling in the Canvas
Henderson County heritage as told by some of its earliest families It all started with a sketch. The image had been bouncing around Crystal…
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Time to Talk About It
Vietnam veterans bring their war stories to Flat Rock Stephen Henderson received no homecoming when he was medevacked to Jacksonville’s Camp Lejeune in 1970. Having…
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Less is More
Rare Leap Day baby remembers hard times and a tricky birthday People born on February 29 — unquestionably the least common birthday, as it…
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