by Dale Wayne Slusser And smiling fields of golden corn, The mountains and the vales adorn, And fruits and beauteous flowers grow, Upon the banks of Swannano! –W.[1] The site of the Cloisters Condominiums along the north bank of the Swannanoa River, and parts...
Love Letters to Lost Places As we reflect on the changes we have witnessed in WNC over the last seven months, we must also acknowledge some hard losses. The awful reality is that, despite our best efforts, not every beloved historic structure can be saved following a...
by Dale Wayne Slusser “Governor -elect Locke Craig within the next few weeks, will begin the erection of a modern country home on his property on the Swannanoa River.” -Asheville Citizen-Times, January 9, 1913. In 1949, North Carolina erected a historical marker...
