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Asheville
KNOWLEDGE OF Asheville
The Asheville area was first home to the Cherokee Indians. The descendants of this tribe of friendly, hard working Indian people still live here today, co-existing with the pioneer descendants that settled here in the 1700s and today’s constant flow of newcomers.
Miners and botanists became the area’s first explorers. Those seeking a new home and those wanting the health benefits of the higher altitude and mild temperatures soon followed them. Most of these settlers lived peacefully with the Cherokee Indians.
In 1794, John Burton, a pioneer town planner and real estate broker, founded the small crossroads town in a valley, surrounded by mountains. Asheville was known as Morristown during its early years, then Buncombe Courthouse. In 1797 it was incorporated and officially named Asheville in honor of North Carolina Governor Samuel Ashe of New Hanover County.
Where Battery Park Hotel stands today, was the site of Battle Square. At that time it stood more than 100 feet above its present height and was called "River Hill." Named after Revolutionary War hero, Colonel Edward Buncombe, it became Buncombe County in 1792.
At Pack Place in Pack Square you can observe miniature replications of Asheville from the 1700s through the early 1900s. Looking at these miniatures of the downtown Asheville of long ago, really gives a keen sense of how much it has changed, how much has stayed the same—and how much it all has grown. The Vance Monument now stands on the site of county’s first courthouse in the heart of downtown Asheville. As retailing boomed, social centers grew around this first courthouse.
Miners and botanists became the area’s first explorers. Those seeking a new home and those wanting the health benefits of the higher altitude and mild temperatures soon followed them. Most of these settlers lived peacefully with the Cherokee Indians.
In 1794, John Burton, a pioneer town planner and real estate broker, founded the small crossroads town in a valley, surrounded by mountains. Asheville was known as Morristown during its early years, then Buncombe Courthouse. In 1797 it was incorporated and officially named Asheville in honor of North Carolina Governor Samuel Ashe of New Hanover County.
Where Battery Park Hotel stands today, was the site of Battle Square. At that time it stood more than 100 feet above its present height and was called "River Hill." Named after Revolutionary War hero, Colonel Edward Buncombe, it became Buncombe County in 1792.
At Pack Place in Pack Square you can observe miniature replications of Asheville from the 1700s through the early 1900s. Looking at these miniatures of the downtown Asheville of long ago, really gives a keen sense of how much it has changed, how much has stayed the same—and how much it all has grown. The Vance Monument now stands on the site of county’s first courthouse in the heart of downtown Asheville. As retailing boomed, social centers grew around this first courthouse.
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