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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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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