The Village of Flat Rock has long been called “The Little Charleston of the Mountains.” During the 19th century, the community was an oasis for affluent land owners from the South Carolina Lowcountry who built English-style summer estates there to escape the heat. Today, the entire district is on the National Register of Historic Places…
George Vanderbilt, heir to one of America’s most prominent families at the time, began construction of his iconic Biltmore Estate in the late 1880s. His interest in the area amounted to his tacit social approval of the area set to be his new home. Wealthy businessmen, socialites, movers, and shakers began traveling from Vanderbilt’s previous…
For many, October’s cool days and longer evenings invoke feelings of spookiness leading up to a frenzied demonstration on Halloween night. But in Asheville, the turning of the leaves signals a great season to visit Riverside Cemetery for another reason: its beauty. If you fancy yourself a local historian, cemetery tourist, or simply a nature…