Buncombe County Government, NC / This Day in History

"History is more or less bunk." - Henry Ford. While Ford had a valid point about living in the present, it's worth looking to the past and learning about Rep. Felix Walker, who in the early 1820's gained a bad reputation of "speaking for Buncombe."


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Public transportation has long played a role in evolving the shape and personality of cities. One of the most revolutionary changes to public transportation came in the form of the electric streetcar.


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January 5th, 1921 is a milestone for North Carolinian women. On this day in history, Lilian Exum Clement took her seat in the State House of Representatives as the first woman to hold legislative office in North Carolina.


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North Carolina’s borders haven’t always been clearly defined as they are today. In 1804, North Carolina and Georgia had a dispute over a tract of land at the NC/Georgia border known as the Orphan Strip.


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We all know Warren Wilson College and its distinct niche in higher education. But did you know that Warren Wilson was not always a four-year school?

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