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Franklin artist John Holland Houglum works primarily in oils, creating realistic landscapes, wildlife, portraits, waterscapes, and rural scenes inspired by Western North Carolina. Eleven of his original paintings are part of the story of 220 …

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A home newly coming to market in the Cowee Woods community north of Franklin sits in one of the most storied valleys in the southern Appalachians. The deed trail runs back through Macon County founding-family …

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On May 13, 1926, daredevil Harry Gardiner, known as the "Human Fly," climbed Asheville's newly opened Flat Iron Building using only his hands and feet, no ropes or harness. The stunt was a charity benefit …

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In May 1926, a 57-year-old daredevil named Harry Gardiner, known as the Human Fly, climbed Asheville's newly opened Flat Iron Building with no ropes or equipment. The stunt raised money for disabled World War I …

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Campbell Mountain Estates is a gated residential community in Waynesville, NC, accessed via Fox Run Road off Jonathan Creek Road, approximately one mile north of Maggie Valley. Development began in 1999 with homes built through 2023 …

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Citizen Vinyl, NC's first vinyl record pressing plant, relocated from downtown Asheville to a larger facility at 179 Merrimon Ave in Weaverville. The move includes acquisition of two …

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WorldAtlas named Blowing Rock, NC the quirkiest town in North Carolina, pointing to its gravitational mystery attraction at Mystery Hill, Tweetsie Railroad theme park, a 15-stop downtown …

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Built in 1905 and completed in 1908, the Balsam Mountain Inn is one of the oldest surviving resort hotels in the NC mountains. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it has survived the Great Depression, the …