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An Asheville chocolate company and lounge that sustained a significant impact in Tropical Storm Helene was chosen as one of Oprah's Favorite Things.
The French Broad River is a river in the U.S. states of North Carolina and Tennessee. It flows 218 miles (351 km) [ 4 ] from near the town of Rosman in Transylvania County, North Carolina , into Tennessee, where its confluence with the Holston River at Knoxville forms the beginning of the Tennessee River .
By the very early 20th century, Asheville's portion of French Broad riverfront had become a prime destination point for travelers and a pivotal recreational and leisure space for residents. The Asheville Electric Company created a small diversion off the French Broad and named it Riverside Park.
The Swannanoa River ends at its confluence with the French Broad, now within the grounds of the 8,000-acre Biltmore Estate in Asheville. The estate encompasses numerous ancient Native American sites, including an earthwork platform mound, now known as Biltmore Mound, that is located south of the Swannanoa River. Based on evidence from ...
Bystanders watch as the French Broad River floods Asheville's River Arts District on Sept. 28, 2024 after Tropical Storm Helene.
Hurricane Helene is bringing heavy rains to Asheville. Wind whips the American flag as the Ewing family from North Carolina walks up the ramp to the Big Four Bridge on Friday, September 27, 2024.
French Broad River in Cherokee National Forest (2020) Marker in Greenville, South Carolina commemorating the construction of the Buncombe Turnpike in 1820 (2023) Cross Keys House built in the 1810s at the intersection of the Piedmont Stage Road and the Old Buncombe Road (2018)
Heath White, 54, founder and owner of Zen Tubing, one of the biggest names in outdoor recreation in Western North Carolina, died Dec. 11.