I recently noticed something I’d never seen during all the years I’ve driven over the bridge on Old Leicester Highway, locally known as the Craggy Bridge. At the head of each end of the bridge is a dedication plaque in honor of Major General Albert Boyd, dated Aug 1968. Me being the history buff I am,
I recently noticed something I’d never seen during all the years I’ve driven over the bridge on Old Leicester Highway, locally known as the Craggy Bridge. At the head of each end of the bridge is a dedication plaque in honor of Major General Albert Boyd, dated Aug 1968. Me being the history buff I am,
The Old Asheville Railroad Roundhou...
January 20, 2016 in History, TravelI recently wrote here about some of the outstanding, historical architecture in my hometown, Asheville, NC. But, unfortunately, one piece of history is going the way of the wrecking ball. I speak of the railroad roundhouse that once serviced the locomotives of Southern Railroad,...
The Great Art Deco Architecture of...
November 30, 2015 in Architecture, History, TravelMy hometown of Asheville, NC, has an amazing variety of Art Deco structures gracing its streets, one of the best examples of this style of architecture in the country. Growing up and spending my life here, in my early years I really never paid...
11/22/63: Another Date That Forever...
November 25, 2015 in Books, Events, History“Dec. 7, 1941 – a date which will live in infamy.” Those were the opening words of President Franklin Roosevelt’s address to Congress the day after the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. There have been many such traumatic events in our country’s history,...
In Medicine Crow, the Warrior Tradi...
November 4, 2015 in History, PeopleI’ve recently been spending many an hour being lazy and watching many of the great offerings on Netflix. But, hey! What’s retirement all about? I’ve recently availed myself of once again watching the wonderful 2007 PBS documentary The War, a Ken Burns production. Having viewed it when...
The War in the Pacific Up Close and...
September 16, 2015 in Books, HistoryOn a recent television show I saw an author who is an acquaintance of mine doing an interview. One of the questions he was asked was what books he recommended for reading regarding WWII. And lo and behold, one of those books was one that...
More Mountain Roots
August 5, 2015 in Family, HistoryIn my last post, I spoke of my family lineage on the side of one of my maternal grandmother’s maternal side, the Tweed family. I’ll now move on to my paternal grandfather’s side of the family though, unfortunately, as far as grave sites, this search...
My Family Roots Run Deep into the C...
July 29, 2015 in Family, HistoryA while back, in 2011, I wrote a post telling a part of my family history, detailing how my great-great-great grandfather Neely Tweed killed the sheriff of a nearby county on the day North Carolina voted whether to secede from the Union to join the Confederacy....
Asheville is Not Only My Hometown,...
June 10, 2015 in HistoryI recently shared our day of going to my daughter’s marimba concert, a street concert held right in the middle of downtown Asheville at Pack Square. The ‘Square’ is a special place because it actually belongs to the people of Asheville as it was given...
