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Category: Black Mountain

Black Mountain

Research into Christmount cemetery reveals tale of arson and intimidation in 1899 Black Mountain

Anne Chesky Smith, Special to Black Mountain NewsPublished 9:05 a.m. ET July 17, 2019 Nestled in a thicket of rhododendron perched above the former estate of Rafael and Francesca Guastavino …

Black Mountain / Swannanoa

Tuberculosis in ‘The Land of the Sky’ shaped the history of Moore General Hospital

Gillian Cobb, Special to Black Mountain News Published 8:27 a.m. ET May 15, 2019 Asheville and the surrounding areas of North Carolina have long been referred to as “The Land …

Black Mountain / Swannanoa

Museum kicks off 30th season

by Fred McCormick, Black Mountain NewsApril 10, 2019 The history of the Swannanoa Valley can be traced back 12,000 years, when the first known inhabitants hunted and fished its rugged …

Black Mountain

Museum uncovers story of how a greenhouse delayed the 1959 sale of the estate InTheOaks

by Gillian Cobb, intern The Terry Estate, also known as InTheOaks, is a 24,000 square foot private estate built in Black Mountain between 1919 to 1921 by Franklin Silas Terry, …

Black Mountain

Annie Daugherty: Black Mountain Midwife

by Anne Chesky Smith “[Annie Daugherty] was the midwife of the entire town. She delivered most of all the children in [Black Mountain] for the people who couldn’t afford to …

Black Mountain

Rafael Guastavino and “The Spanish Castle”

                      by Melanie English The “Spanish Castle,” the estate of architect Rafael Guastavino, just south of Black Mountain. Examples of …

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