Arcadia Publishing Henderson County History Book

Description

From the county of Buncombe, Henderson County was formed in 1838. Following a three-year dispute concerning the placement of a county seat, the town of Hendersonville was established in 1841. Situated in the eastern Blue Ridge escarpment of the Southern Appalachian range in Western North Carolina, Henderson County, known as ﾡﾰLand of the Sky,ﾡﾱ supports diverse geography, climate and populace. From its inception, the county has been a vibrant melting pot of cultures, talents and disciplines. Denizens of the county have included all from Revolutionary War patriots, renowned architects and tycoons to moonshiners, granny doctors, inventors and even a famous hog. Henderson County hosts the annual North Carolina Apple Festival and boasts top-producing orchards, floriculture, wineries and breweries, world-class golf courses and master-planned communities amid accessible natural resources and four seasons of color and clime. The countyﾡﾯs spectrum of historic architecture has ranged from log dwellings to Victorian, Romanesque, Neoclassical and Greek Revival motifs.