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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.
  • 1850 – Population: 502.
  • 1870
    • North Carolina Citizen newspaper begins publication.
    • Population: 1,400.
  • 1879 – Public Library opens.
  • 1880 – Western North Carolina Railroad begins operating.
  • 1882 – The first organized fire department is created, which will eventually become the Asheville Fire Department.
  • 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

  • 1906 – Will Harris's murderous rampage
  • 1909
  • 1913 – Grove Park Inn in business.
  • 1915 – Asheville Masonic Temple built.
  • 1917 –
    • West Asheville becomes part of the city of Asheville.
    • Nov. 16, a fire at Catholic Hill School for Colored Children killed seven and destroyed the building. Considered to be one of the worst disasters in Asheville history.
  • 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
  • 1935 – Blue Ridge Parkway construction begins.
  • 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.
  • 1953 – WISE-TV (television) begins broadcasting.
  • 1954 – WLOS-TV (television) begins broadcasting.
  • 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).

21st century

  • 2000 – Population: 68,889.
  • 2003 – Asheville Film Festival begins.
  • 2004 – Sister city agreement established with Karpenisi, Greece.
  • 2005
  • 2006 – Sister city agreement established with Valladolid, Mexico.
  • 2007 – Asheville-Buncombe Libraries changed name to Buncombe County Public Libraries.
  • 2008 – Sister city agreement established with Osogbo, Nigeria.
  • 2010 – Population: 83,393.
  • 2013 – Esther Manheimer becomes mayor.
  • 2019 – Population: 92,870.
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