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Friday, April 26, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, Asheville History, Buncombe County History, Photograph Collection

Where are All the Chickens on Chicken Hill? : 52 Weeks 52 Communities

Sometimes things just make you wonder, like the name “Chicken Hill.” As a Buncombe County native, I remember asking my dad as we would cut through West Haywood to avoid (what we called then) the Westgate Bridge, “Why is that place called Chicken Hill?” and his response, always trying to teach me better observe my
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