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Buncombe County and Asheville -
the county seat - are the economic center of the Western North
Carolina Mountain Counties. Here is the primary airport, AVL,
for the region, the medical centers and Asheville is by far the
largest city in the region.
Buncombe County was formed in 1791 and named in honor of Col.
Edward Buncombe, a Revolutionary War hero. At the time, Buncombe
County extended westward - to include what are now Haywood,
Jackson and Macon Counties - and southward - to include
Henderson County.
There are many historic sites in Buncombe
County, especially dating to the Civil War ("War Between the
States") as well as the Revolutionary War. Most of the county is
divided between federal land - National Forest and National Park
- and the City of Asheville which just doesn't know how to stop
growing.
Two of the top tourist
attractions in Buncombe County are:
1. The Biltmore House - the largest private
home in the United States - now open to tourists. The House
involved about a thousand workers and five years to build and
was the home of George Vanderbilt.
2. The Thomas Wolf House - almost destroyed by fire a few years ago,
now completely restored and is again open to tourists.
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Another very popular tourist attraction is the Folk Art Center
at the Tunnel Road entrance to the Parkway hosted by the National Park Service.
Functioning as a combined gallery of folk art and crafts, most
of the exhibits are also available for purchase.
Asheville will probably be your launch point in your search for
a new home in this mountain paradise. In
WNC-Tour-Guide.com,
our sister web site, you
can let you computer mouse lead you to descriptions of the many
attractions and adventures Western North Carolina mountains have
to offer. Then, via our
NC mountain real estate guide with directories of the real
estate agencies and Realtors®
in Buncombe County, you can contact someone to
learn of the real estate for sale in Buncombe County as well as
other Western North Carolina real estate for sale: what may be available to meet your needs, desires and
budget. Or, fill out our simple form
and we will contact those agencies we feel may be best staffed
to assist you in your search. And, while you're looking, we have
included links to convenient, comfortable
hotels and motels in
the Asheville area any
of which would delight in being your host. And, yes, you can
make instant, on-line reservations and receive an immediate,
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