Timeline of Asheville, North Carolina
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Asheville, North Carolina, USA.
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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]
- Construction of Biltmore Estate begins near Asheville.
- 1890 – Population: 10,235.
- 1893 – Young Men's Institute Building constructed.
- 1894 – Swannanoa Country Club founded.[11]
- 1895 – Construction of Biltmore Estate is completed.[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.
- 1916 - The Great Asheville Flood
- 1917 –
- 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.[17]
- 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.[18]
- 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.[19]
- 1953 – WISE-TV (television) begins broadcasting.[20]
- 1954 – WLOS-TV (television) begins broadcasting.[20]
- 1959 – Asheville Industrial Education Center established.[9]
- 1961 – Asheville Regional Airport begins operating.
- 1964 – Asheville Chamber of Commerce donated the North Carolina Governor's Western Residence to the state government
- 1971 – Asheville Mall in business.
- 1976 – Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County organized.[19]
- 1978 – North Carolina Division of Archives and Records "Western Office" headquartered in Asheville.[19]
- 1979 – Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society formed.[19]
- 1980 – Population: 54,022.[21]
- 1983 – James M. Clarke becomes U.S. representative for North Carolina's 11th congressional district.[22]
- 1990 – Sister city agreement established with Vladikavkaz, Russia.[23]
- 1991 – Asheville Citizen-Times newspaper in publication.[4]
- 1994 – Sister city agreement established with San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico.[23]
- 1996 – Sister city agreement established with Saumur, France.[23]
- 1998 – City website online (approximate date).[24][25]
21st century
- 2000 – Population: 68,889.[21]
- 2003 – Asheville Film Festival begins.
- 2004 – Sister city agreement established with Karpenisi, Greece.[23]
- 2005
- Terry Bellamy becomes first African-American in city elected mayor.
- Patrick McHenry becomes U.S. representative for North Carolina's 10th congressional district.[26]
- 2006 – Sister city agreement established with Valladolid, Mexico.[23]
- 2007 – Asheville-Buncombe Libraries changed name to Buncombe County Public Libraries.[6]
- 2008 – Sister city agreement established with Osogbo, Nigeria.[23]
- 2010 – Population: 83,393.[27]
- 2013 – Esther Manheimer becomes mayor.
- 2019 – Population: 92,870.[28]
- 2024 – Asheville, along with the entirety of the western end of North Carolina, sustains catastrophic damage as a direct result of Hurricane Helene.
