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Francis Mill-
Located just outside Waynesville, North
Carolina, the Francis Mill is a 19th century
grist mill built to grind corn and wheat. It
operated until 1976, and then began to fall
into disrepair. The society was formed to
restore the mill.
Thomas Wolfe
Memorial Boyhood
home of the author of Look Homeward,
Angel
Historic Johnson
Farm - Tobacco farm built in the
late 19th century - listed in the historic
register - became a popular tourist retreat in
the early 1900's.
Carl Sandburg
Home - Home of the famous poet,
biographer, folksinger, and lecturer - Gardens,
walking/hiking trails, a national historic
site.
Zebulon
Vance' Birth Place - Weaverville Restored 1830's
farmstead, home of N.C. Senator and Civil War
Governor
Blake House
Inn - Restaurant, legend says that
confederate soldiers were hidden in the
basement when union troops came through
Asheville
Riverside
Cemetery - Burial site of Thomas Wolfe, and
many members of Asheville's founding
families
Smith-McDowell
House - Oldest brick residence (1840)
exhibits information on pre-civil war
plantation life in Western North Carolina as
well as the Civil War; listed on the Register
of Historic Places
Downtown
Asheville Historic District - Early 20th century homes; Guided
walking tours
available.
Montford
Historic District -
Types of architecture: Victorian, Greek
Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Colonial
Revival and
Neo-Classical
Mountain Farm
Museum - Reconstruction of early pioneer
buildings
North
Carolina Homespun Museum - Covers history of Biltmore industries
and the people involved with
them
Swannanoa
Valley Museum - Black
Mountain - Covers history from the Stone Age
period to present man
Shades of the Past Auto Museum
- Antique, classic, muscle,
celebrity, and race cars, jukeboxes, Coke
machines, advertising memorabilia, and
collection of vintage motorcycles. Pigeon
Forge, TN
Urban Trail
- A living, historic
walking tour of Asheville, turn-of-the-century
architecture, Thirty "stations" are marked on
the trail The 1.7 mile trail is divided into
five eras of Asheville history, the Guilded
Age, the Pioneer Period, Times of Thomas
Wolfe,the era of civic pride, and the Age of
Diversity. Each representative of an era is
marked by a tile.
Estes
Winn Auto Museum -
Classic and antique cars; 1926 Cadillac and
1927 La Salle
Flat
Rock - Historic
landmarks dating back to early 1800's; Civil
War Reenactments
Calvary
Episcopal Church -
Fletcher - Temporary Hospital During the Civil
War, Old Cemetery, Grounds Haunted (see
legends)
Mountain Heritage
Museum - Art of quilt making, and other
crafts, demonstrations
Cherokee Indian
Reservation - Roughly an hour away - Eastern
Cherokee Band, museum covering history ,
emphasis on "Trail of Tears", Famous Outdoor
Drama (Under These Hills) May need
reservations, arts and crafts
- Emerald
Village If you like gem
mining...you'll LOVE Emerald Village! The
indoor portion of the tour features uses of
the minerals & gems found in these mines.
A collection of mining lamps, dynamite
plungers and other mining memorabilia are on
display. The village also features the Mining
Museum and offers underground mine
tours.
- Cherohala Skyway
Crossing through the Cherokee and Nantahala
National Forests, from which it gets it's
name, this National Scenic Byway connects
Robbinsville in North Carolina to Tellico
Plains in Southeast Tennessee.
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