Historic Inns of Asheville

by Amy C. Ridenour and Amy C. Ridenour

Book Overview

For two centuries, people have traveled through the mountains of North Carolina to the city of Asheville. Early visitors came on foot, driving animals to market down the Buncombe Turnpike. Later, stagecoaches brought wealthy planters out of the heat of low-country summers. The railway brought an influx of visitors from all over the country, including Northerners escaping cold winters and patients looking for health cures. The advent of the automobile...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 146712012X
• ISBN13: 9781467120128
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 9.3"