Interest in the collection and preservation of West Asheville history has been ongoing since the 1990s and widely supported by many community members, the West Asheville Branch Library, Pack Memorial Library, and the West Asheville Business Association for many years.
Why WestAshevilleHistory.org?
This site was born from collaborative brainstorming and a desire to make the vast collections of information about West Asheville available in an interactive way that directly associates historic places and people to existing locations in West Asheville.
We also saw this as an opportunity to engage new audiences and expand existing collections by actively asking for contributions from the community.
This site is designed to grow with our community and provide a way to share the moments in history that help define West Asheville – past, present, and future.