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Asheville Archives: Top views for 2018
See what historical events captured readers’ attention throughout 2018.
Asheville Archives: Beaver Lake opens with a splash, 1924
Before construction could begin on Beaver Lake, an agreement needed to be reached between Lakeview Inc. and the Asheville and East Tennessee Railroad. The railroad company’s tracks traversed the area Beaver Lake would eventually occupy.
Tuesday History: Fitzgerald in despair at the Grove Park Inn
Apparently, he lived on gin and beer – that is what he drank all the time I was there. I have no idea how much gin he averaged a day, but it was plenty.
Peek-a-Chew
Supermoons and splendid flowers: Spring has sprung
Last Saturday, March 19, a “supermoon” rose over the mountains of WNC. The next day, the spring equinox occurred at 7:21 p.m. EST, marking the start of the new season. These videos capture beautiful imagery of the full moon at its closest point to Earth in nearly 18 years, as well as the dawn of new spring flowers around Beaver Lake in north Asheville.