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As a slaveholding family, many members of the Weaver family fought for the Confederacy during the American Civil War, such as Captain Elbert Weaver (1841–1935), who was Montraville's first son, and Private Abraham Weaver (1832–1913), who deserted in northern Georgia after his unit was slaughtered during Wheeler's October 1863 Raid.
Editor’s Note 10/23/24: Since this story was first published, officials in Buncombe County, North Carolina, home to Asheville, have reported they overcounted the death toll in their region by as ...
North Carolina's Civil War governor, Zebulon B. Vance, was born in the nearby Reems Creek community. [5] Reems Creek itself flows through Weaverville adjacent to the town's Lake Louise Park. The mill at Reem's Creek was portrayed in "Picturesque America," a famous 19th century work of illustrated American scenes published in 1872.
Vance Cemetery is a cemetery at the end of Vance Cemetery Road in Weaverville, North Carolina. [1] The cemetery opened in 1813 when the namesake David Vance, Sr. was buried. [2] His will stated that he was to be buried above his peach orchard. David Vance, Sr. was the grandfather of Zebulon Baird Vance, the Civil War Governor of North Carolina ...
Alexander is an unincorporated community in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. Alexander is located on the French Broad River and North Carolina Highway 251, 3.3 miles (5.3 km) west of Weaverville. Alexander has a post office with ZIP code 28701, which opened on September 13, 1881. [2] [3]
Buncombe County (/ ˈ b ʌ ŋ k ə m / BUNK-um) [1] [2] is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina.It is classified within Western North Carolina.The 2020 census reported the population was 269,452, making it the 7th-most populous county in North Carolina. [3]
Established as an original U.S. Highway in 1926, US 25 was assigned along the Dixie Highway, which followed NC 29 from South Carolina, through Tuxedo, Flat Rock, Hendersonville, and Biltmore Forest, to Asheville. In the downtown area, US 25 links up with US 70/NC 20 on College Street; it then proceeds north along Merrimon Avenue out of the city.
Weaverville United Methodist Church is a historic United Methodist church located at Weaverville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was built in 1919–1920, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick church with Classical Revival and Late Gothic Revival design influences. The front facade features a two-story, three-bay portico. Attached to the ...