The Governor’s Houses along the Swannanoa River—and elsewhere!

The Governor’s Houses along the Swannanoa River—and elsewhere!

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...
A Charleston Single-House Along the Swannanoa: “Trescott House” or “Azalea”

A Charleston Single-House Along the Swannanoa: “Trescott House” or “Azalea”

by Dale Wayne Slusser Swannanoa, nymph of beauty,                         I would woo thee in my rhyme;                                            Wildest, brightest, loveliest river,                                                        Of sunny Southern clime! Over...
“What’s in a Name?”: To Be a Grove or Not to Be!

“What’s in a Name?”: To Be a Grove or Not to Be!

by Dale Wayne Slusser – December 10, 2024 O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name. Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love And I’ll no longer be a Capulet. ‘Tis but thy name that is my enemy. In her above soliloquy from...