He was the Asheville doctor folks laughed at until his fly-swatting campaign helped spark a nationwide movement for cleaner, healthier cities.
A cliff overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains draws visitors for its views but it’s the story behind Jump Off Rock that has kept some coming back after dark.
“Fiddlin’ Bill” Hensley helped carry the sound of Southern Appalachia from the hills of Western North Carolina to festival stages, radio airwaves, and film leaving behind a musical legacy that still echoes through the mountains.
A historical marker in Asheville commemorates the 1916 flood, a reminder of the region’s enduring vulnerability to extreme weather events.
Old Craggy State Prison in Asheville may be empty, but its violent past, eerie legends, and abandoned ruins continue to raise questions about what still lingers behind the fence.
Lillian Exum Clement Stafford made history in 1920 as the first woman elected to the North Carolina Legislature, before women could even vote in the state.
A chilling legend surrounds the French Broad River in North Carolina, where witnesses claim a siren lures people to their deaths with a haunting song. The story of the French Broad River Siren has endured for generations, blending Appalachian folklore, Cherokee tradition, and eerie modern encounters.
More than 1,500 patients are buried at Broughton Hospital Cemetery in Morganton – each one now identified by name. This rare asylum cemetery is the focus of this week’s Tombstone Tales.
Broughton Hospital in Morganton, N.C., carries a chilling legacy of forgotten patients, mysterious deaths and ghost stories that still haunt its historic halls.
Engineer D. Guy Moore gave his life trying to save his crew during the 1903 Balsam Mountain train crash. His monument at Asheville’s Riverside Cemetery stands in quiet tribute to his final act of bravery.