Timeline of Asheville, North Carolina

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Asheville, North Carolina, USA.

Prior to 20th century

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• 1792 – Settlement established (approximate date).^[1]
• 1793 – Log courthouse built.^[2]
• 1797 – Town of Asheville incorporated; named after politician Samuel Ashe.^[2]
• 1800 – Population: 38.
• 1824 – Buncombe Turnpike built in vicinity of Asheville.^[2]
• 1829 – Vance Circulating Library Society founded.^[3]
• 1849 – Asheville News begins publication.^[4]
• 1850 – Population: 502.^[5]
• 1870
  • North Carolina Citizen newspaper begins publication.^[4]
  • Population: 1,400.
• 1879 – Public Library opens.^[6]
• 1880 – Western North Carolina Railroad begins operating.^[7]
• 1882 – The first organized fire department is created, which will eventually become the Asheville Fire Department.^[8]
• 1883 – City of Asheville incorporated.^[9]
• 1889 – Streetcar begins operating.^[10]
• 1890 – Population: 10,235.
• 1893 – Young Men's Institute Building constructed.
• 1894 – Swannanoa Country Club founded.^[11]
• 1895 – Biltmore Estate (residence) built near Asheville.^[12]
• 1897 – Zebulon Baird Vance monument erected in Pack Square.^[2]
• 1898
  • Manor Hotel in business.^[13]
  • Biltmore Forest School established near Asheville.
• 1899 – Appalachian National Park Association formed during a meeting in Asheville.^[13]
• 1900 – Future writer Thomas Wolfe born in Asheville.^[14]

20th century

• 1906 – Will Harris's murderous rampage
• 1909
  • St. Lawrence Church built.^[9]
  • Palace Theatre in business.^[15]
• 1913 – Grove Park Inn in business.^[12]
• 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.^[8]
• 1920 – Population: 28,504.
• 1922 – Imperial Theatre in business.^[15]
• 1924 – Hi-rise Jackson Building constructed.
• 1925 – Memorial Stadium opens.
• 1927
  • WWNC radio begins broadcasting.^[16]
  • First Baptist Church built.^[2]
• 1928
  • Asheville City Hall and Buncombe County Courthouse built.^[12]
  • Dutch-owned Enka rayon manufactory begins operating near city.^[7]
• 1929 – Kenilworth becomes part of Asheville.
• 1930
  • Southern Mountain Handicraft Guild founded.
  • Population: 50,193.
• 1934
  • Bus begins operating.^[2]
  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park established in vicinity of Asheville.
• 1935 – Blue Ridge Parkway construction begins.^[17]
• 1941 – Black Mountain College of art relocates to vicinity of Asheville.^[12]
• 1948 – March 10: Highland Hospital fire; Zelda Fitzgerald among the fatalities.^[10]
• 1952 – Western North Carolina Historical Association organized.^[18]
• 1953 – WISE-TV (television) begins broadcasting.^[19]
• 1954 – WLOS-TV (television) begins broadcasting.^[19]
• 1959 – Asheville Industrial Education Center established.^[9]
• 1961 – Asheville Regional Airport begins operating.
• 1971 – Asheville Mall in business.
• 1976 – Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County organized.^[18]
• 1978 – North Carolina Division of Archives and Records "Western Office" headquartered in Asheville.^[18]
• 1979 – Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society formed.^[18]
• 1980 – Population: 54,022.^[20]
• 1983 – James M. Clarke becomes U.S. representative for North Carolina's 11th congressional district.^[21]
• 1990 – Sister city agreement established with Vladikavkaz, Russia.^[22]
• 1991 – Asheville Citizen-Times newspaper in publication.^[4]
• 1994 – Sister city agreement established with San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico.^[22]
• 1996 – Sister city agreement established with Saumur, France.^[22]
• 1998 – City website online (approximate date).^[23][24]

21st century

• 2000 – Population: 68,889.^[20]
• 2003 – Asheville Film Festival begins.
• 2004 – Sister city agreement established with Karpenisi, Greece.^[22]
• 2005
  • Terry Bellamy becomes first African-American in city elected mayor.
  • Patrick McHenry becomes U.S. representative for North Carolina's 10th congressional district.^[25]
• 2006 – Sister city agreement established with Valladolid, Mexico.^[22]
• 2007 – Asheville-Buncombe Libraries changed name to Buncombe County Public Libraries.^[6]
• 2008 – Sister city agreement established with Osogbo, Nigeria.^[22]
• 2010 – Population: 83,393.^[26]
• 2013 – Esther Manheimer becomes mayor.
• 2019 – Population: 92,870.^[27]

See also

• List of mayors of Asheville, North Carolina
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Buncombe County, North Carolina
• Timelines of other cities in North Carolina: Charlotte, Durham, Fayetteville, Greensboro, Raleigh, Wilmington, Winston-Salem

References

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