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Asheville History
3 months ago
Strangeville: The mystery of Cornelia Vanderbilt

The Biltmore heiress who reinvented herself abroad and left behind a mystery Asheville still wonders about.

Asheville History
3 months ago
Tombstone Tales: Flat Rock’s Slaves and Freedmen Memorial

Beneath a quiet stand of trees near Flat Rock’s oldest Episcopal church, a granite cross rises above a hillside of small white markers. It is one of the few memorials dedicated to enslaved and freed African Americans in Western North Carolina.

Arts & Culture
3 months ago
South Carolina artist donates painting of Nina Simone to singer’s family

Joey Withinarts, an artist based in Clemson, South Carolina, has gifted a painting of Nina Simone to her brother, actor and composer Sam Waymon, in the musician’s hometown of Tryon, N.C.

Asheville History
3 months ago
Historic Churches of WNC: St. John in the Wilderness, Flat Rock

The oldest Episcopal church in Western North Carolina stands as both a mountain refuge and a reminder of the people who built and worshipped here nearly two centuries ago.

Asheville History
3 months ago
Tombstone Tales: Riverside grave with bold confession

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Riverside Cemetery is known for its monuments, the Southern writers who […]

Asheville History
3 months ago
Strangeville: What haunts Asheville’s Riverside Cemetery?

Uncover the secrets of Asheville’s Riverside Cemetery, where famous graves, Civil War history and haunting tales converge.

Asheville History
3 months ago
Historic Churches of WNC: St. Mary’s Episcopal

Inside the history of a rural church whose sanctuary holds three of the most influential frescoes in Western North Carolina.

Ben Long Last Supper fresco at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Glendale Springs NC
Asheville History
3 months ago
Exploring the Ben Long Frescoes of Western North Carolina

How the Ben Long frescoes along the Blue Ridge reflect Western North Carolina’s intersection of faith, art, history and community.

Asheville History
3 months ago
Strangeville: The Enduring Mystery of the Wampus Cat

The Wampus Cat legend has long prowled across North Carolina – part myth, part reflection of the people who told it.

Asheville History
3 months ago
Tombstone Tales: Caleb Miller, “Old as the Hills and Twice as Wise

A simple stone marking a remarkable Blue Ridge life.