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The Western North Carolina Nature Center is a 42-acre (17 ha) zoological park in Western North Carolina operated by the City of Asheville.It was originally opened in 1925 and known as Recreation Park Zoo, Craig Park Zoo [2], and Asheville City Zoo and housed a wide variety of native and non-native wildlife [3].
The Zoo is 75 miles (121 km) west of Raleigh, 25 miles (40 km) south of Greensboro, and 75 miles (121 km) northeast of Charlotte. The zoo is open 363 days a year (closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas) and in 2023 received over one million visitors for the first time. The North Carolina Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
The Asheville metropolitan area is a metropolitan area centered on the principal city of Asheville, North Carolina. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget defines the Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area , a metropolitan statistical area used by the United States Census Bureau and other entities, as comprising the four counties of ...
April 26, 1996 (419 McDowell St. Asheville: 8: Asheville School: June 3, 1996 (Roughly bounded by Patton Ave., the former Southern railroad line, Interstate 40, Sand Hill Rd., and the Malvern Hills subdivision
Asheville (/ ˈ æ ʃ v ɪ l / ASH-vil) is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. [7] Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, it is the most populous city in Western North Carolina, and the state's 11th-most-populous city.
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County-owned properties at 50 and 52 Coxe Avenue in downtown Asheville have also seen affordable housing pitches in the past year, with a recent presentation outlining two plans the county may ...
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