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Asheville| Town and administrative headquarters of Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA; population (2000) 68,900. It is situated in the Blue Ridge Mountains, at the junction of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers. Asheville manufactures furniture, paper products, textiles and electronics, and is a popular tourist resort. A branch of the University of North Carolina is one of several institutions in Asheville. The city is known as a centre for mountain music and culture. |
| Asheville was first settled in 1794, on Cherokee hunting grounds, as Morristown. It was renamed in 1797 to honour Governor Samuel Ashe and was incorporated as a city in 1882. Tourist attractions include the 19th-century Biltmore mansion, home of millionaire George W Vanderbilt, and the home of the writer Thomas Wolfe. Wolfe was born and buried here, and wrote of Asheville in Look Homeward, Angel (1929), among other works. Mount Mitchell, the highest peak east of the Mississippi River (2,037 m/6,684 ft) is nearby. |
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| Robert Moog, who created the electronic music synthesizer that bears his name and became ubiquitous among experimental composers, as well as rock musicians in the 1960s and 70s, died August 21, in his home in Asheville, North Carolina. Harwood, from Asheville High School, Asheville, North Carolina, placed first in Graphic Communications, Secondary Schools. Swayzee, Indiana Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Swayzee, Indiana High Street Corporation, High Street Banking Company, Asheville, North Carolina Asheville, North Carolina Howard County Land & Cattle Citizens National Bank, Company, Loup City, Nebraska Saint Paul, Nebraska Kerndt Bank Services, Inc. |