Timeline of Asheville, North Carolina facts for kids
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Asheville, North Carolina, USA.
Prior to 20th century
- 1792 - Settlement established (approximate date).
- 1793 - Log courthouse built.
- 1797 - Town of Asheville incorporated; named after politician Samuel Ashe.
- 1800 - Population: 38.
- 1824 - Buncombe Turnpike built in vicinity of Asheville.
- 1829 - Vance Circulating Library Society founded.
- 1849 - Asheville News begins publication.
- 1860 - Population: 502.
- 1870
- North Carolina Citizen newspaper begins publication.
- Population: 1,400.
- 1879 - Public Library opens.
- 1880 - Western North Carolina Railroad begins operating.
- 1883 - City of Asheville incorporated.
- 1889 - Streetcar begins operating.
- 1890 - Population: 10,235.
- 1893 - Young Men's Institute Building constructed.
- 1894 - Swannanoa Country Club founded.
- 1895 - Biltmore Estate (residence) built near Asheville.
- 1897 - Zebulon Baird Vance monument erected in Pack Square.
- 1898
- Manor Hotel in business.
- Biltmore Forest School established near Asheville.
- 1899 - Appalachian National Park Association formed during a meeting in Asheville.
- 1900 - Future writer Thomas Wolfe born in Asheville.
20th century
- 1909
- St. Lawrence Church built.
- Palace Theatre in business.
- 1913 - Grove Park Inn in business.
- 1915 - Asheville Masonic Temple built.
- 1917 - West Asheville becomes part of the city of Asheville.
- 1920 - Population: 28,504.
- 1922 - Imperial Theatre in business.
- 1924 - Hi-rise Jackson Building constructed.
- 1925 - Memorial Stadium opens.
- 1927
- WWNC radio begins broadcasting.
- First Baptist Church built.
- 1928
- Asheville City Hall and Buncombe County Courthouse built.
- Dutch-owned Enka rayon manufactory begins operating near city.
- 1929 - Kenilworth becomes part of Asheville.
- 1930
- Southern Mountain Handicraft Guild founded.
- Population: 50,193.
- 1934
- Bus begins operating.
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park established in vicinity of Asheville.
- 1936 - Blue Ridge Parkway constructed (approximate date).
- 1941 - Black Mountain College of art relocates to vicinity of Asheville.
- 1948 - March 10: Highland Hospital fire; Zelda Fitzgerald among the fatalities.
- 1952 - Western North Carolina Historical Association organized.
- 1959 - Asheville Industrial Education Center established.
- 1961 - Asheville Regional Airport begins operating.
- 1971 - Asheville Mall in business.
- 1976 - Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County organized.
- 1978 - North Carolina Division of Archives and Records "Western Office" headquartered in Asheville.
- 1979 - Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society formed.
- 1980 - Population: 54,022.
- 1983 - James M. Clarke becomes U.S. representative for North Carolina's 11th congressional district.
- 1990 - Sister city agreement established with Vladikavkaz, Russia.
- 1991 - Asheville Citizen-Times newspaper in publication.
- 1994 - Sister city agreement established with San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico.
- 1996 - Sister city agreement established with Saumur, France.
- 1998 - City website online (approximate date).
- 2000 - Population: 68,889.
21st century
- 2003 - Asheville Film Festival begins.
- 2004 - Sister city agreement established with Karpenisi, Greece.
- 2005
- Terry Bellamy becomes first African-American in city elected mayor.
- Patrick McHenry becomes U.S. representative for North Carolina's 10th congressional district.
- 2006 - Sister city agreement established with Valladolid, Mexico.
- 2007 - Buncombe County Public Libraries active.
- 2008 - Sister city agreement established with Osogbo, Nigeria.
- 2010 - Population: 83,393.
- 2013 - Esther Manheimer becomes mayor.
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