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Doctors write a prescription for Asheville.
Dr. H. P. Gatchell spoke highly of healing benefits Asheville's climate with his pamphlet, “Western North Carolina—Its Agricultural Resources, Mineral Wealth, Climate, Salubrity and Scenery.” -
Biltmore Estate opens up.
It opened up to friends and family. -
The Appalachian Trail is born on paper.
The trail was proposed. -
Asheville holds the first-ever folk festival.
It brought Appalachian music and dance on stages. -
National parks reshape the Smokies and Shenandoah.
President Calvin Coolidge signed the bill that the “Great” Smokies is a national park. President Franklin Roosevelt dedicated the 166,000-acre Shenandoah National Park in the Blue Ridge Mountains. -
North Carolina opens their 1st scenic attraction
Blowing Rock opened to the public and was the first scenic attraction for North Carolina. -
Bluegrass held its 1st multi-day festival.
It was a four-day festival. There were more than 90 artists,14 stages, and 80,000 attendees. They made $10 million. -
The University of Tennessee: Pat Summitt
She was a 22-year-old head coach of women’s basketball at the University of Tennessee with a record of 1,098 wins and 208 losses, making her the winningest coach in Division I history. -
The elk return
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park brought 25 elk to Cataloochee Valley. -
Moonshine
Ole Smoky Moonshine Distillery opened in Gatlinburg. It became America's most visited distillery.