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Plantation Dance Team & the Plantation Band Perform at the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival, 1942

The Mountain Dance and Folk Festival: “Since 1928, mountain fiddlers, banjo pickers, dulcimer sweepers, dancers, balladeers and others have come to enjoy themselves “along about sundown” the first weekend in August at the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival. This year marked the 87th festival. 1928: Asheville, North Carolina. Well-known musician and folk historian Bascom Lamar
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Anthony Lord: Artist, Architect, Craftsman

Special Exhibit in the North Carolina Room August 1 through 31 Anthony Lord: Artist, Architect, Craftsman In conjunction with the month long Anthony Lord exhibit, Pack Memorial Library will present “Let’s Talk About Anthony Lord” on Thursday, August 28th at 6pm The North Carolina Room at Pack Memorial Library remembers the many talents of Asheville
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Asheville’s Landing Strips

We recently returned from St. Petersburg, FL to Asheville on Allegiant Airways. One hour and twenty minutes. No stops. Lovely.   We had a clear day and were able to identify a number of landmarks as we came in for our (on-time) landing. It made me wonder about the earlier days of flying in this mountain
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THE OLD GERMAN CANNON ON PACK SQUARE

For nearly 30 years, a captured German cannon sat beside the base of the Vance Monument in Pack Square. Then one night in 1942, it mysteriously disappeared. Here is its story. In the early morning of Nov. 11, 1918, Company I of the 321st U.S. Infantry engaged in one of World War I’s final battles
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The audit of the Asheville Police Department’s Evidence Room, here for your inspection

The audit of the Asheville Police Department’s Evidence Room: When news broke in early 2011 that a significant number of sensitive items — drugs, guns and money — was missing from the Asheville Police Department’s Evidence Room, a public-records battle began. Now, more than three years later, that struggle has been resolved. A full copy
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An Old-fashioned Fourth of July at Beech

Beech is a community in north Buncombe County six miles up Reems Creek Road — 14 miles from Asheville. It is formed by the junction of Maney Branch and Reems Creek and was named after the beautiful grove of Beech trees growing there. A resident back in 1894 wrote to the editor of the Asheville newspaper saying
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