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CITY DIRECTORY
Vol. 1939
XXXVI
Including Biltmore, Biltmore Forest, Lake View Park and South Biltmore
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION, THE YELLOW PAGES
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Abbott-Knight Dry Cleansing
right top lines and
8
Arthur, W. H. Co ._
back cover and
32
Asheville Battery Co. 2
Asheville Bedding Co. 27
Asheville-Biltmore Hotel
front cover and 20
Asheville Blue Gem Coal Co.
_ _ right side lines and
10
Asheville Cemetery Co. Inc.
left bottom lines and
8
Asheville Citizen-Times Co.
right bottom lines and
Z
Asheville Federal Savings and Loan Association bottom stencil and 7
Asheville Ice & Storage Co. Inc.
right side lines and
22
Asheville Laundry front cover, right top lines and 25
Asheville Nehi Bottling Co.
left side lines and
7
Asheville Oil Co
left top lines
Asheville Sign
Service
right top lines and 34
Asheville Tire & Retreading Co.
Ieft bottom lines and 2
Aston, Stikeleather and Co.
right bottom lines and 24
Autrey, T. C. Insurance Agency
top stencil and
23
Bank of Asheville (The) front cover and 5
Battery Park Hotel 21
Beaumont Furniture Co. left top lines and 19
Belk's Department Store
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Biltmore Dairy Farms
left side lines and 12
Blue Bird Taxis Inc. back cover, left top lines and 35
Bon Marche, Inc.
front cover and
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Booth, R. P. and Co.
right top lines and
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Bradley Paint Co.
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Briarcliff Inn
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Brown, Oscar Motors 3
C. C. R. Coal Co.
right side lines and 10
Carolina Coal & Ice Co.
left top lines and
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Carolina Electric Co.
right top lines and
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Carolina Industrial Bank
right top lines and
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Carolina Power & Light Co.
back cover and
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Carolina Sheet Metal Works
back cover and
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Carroll Realty Co.
left side lines and
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Carver, A. G. Realtor & Insurance
left top lines and
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Cecil's Business
College
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Chambers, W. Elbert
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Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Asheville
right top lines and
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Cody Realty & Mortgage Co.
front cover and
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Community Coal & Lumber Co.
right top lines . and
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Consolidated Realty Corp.
left top lines and
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Dacy Electric Co.
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Dalton Paint
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Dillard Insurance Agency Inc. 24
Dillard Realty Co.
left bottom lines
Dunham's Music House
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Dunn-Groce Co. Inc.
right side lines and
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Eckerd's of Asheville, N. C. Inc.
left top lines and
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Farmers Federation Inc.
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First Natl. Bank & Trust Co.
front cover, left top lines and
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Fisher, Elliot Lyman
backbone, right top lines and
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Gardner's Shoe Hospital right side lines and 34
George Vanderbilt Hotel The
insert opposite name in alpha. and 22
Grace Coal Co. 11
Green Hills Cemetery
left top lines and 8
Green, Ottis Hardware Co.
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Greene & Goodman 24
Haverty Furniture Co.
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Hayes & Lunsford Electric Shop
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Reusings
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Haynes, M. B. Electric Co.
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Robinson's Flower Shop
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Hotel Asheville 22
Hyatt & Swanger
left bottom lines and 15
Ice Service Inc.
right top lines and
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Ingle, Ray F.
right side lines and
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Ivey's Inc.
backbone and
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Johnson-Chandley Lumber Co. Inc.
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Jones, E. R. Miss 26
Judd Furniture & Supply Co. 19
Kelly Coal Co.
Leavitt Insurance Co. back cover and 10
back cover and 23
M. & M. Body & Radiator Works 3
Matthews Motor Sales
front cover and 2
McCoy-Wilkins Funeral Home Inc.
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McIntire-Jones Oil Co. 4
McRary & Son, Inc
left bottom lines
Middlemount Gardens Inc.
right top lines and 16
Mooneyham's Drug Stores 14
Moore, M. V. & Co. 9
Morgan & Bishop Sheet Metal Works
Ieft top lines and 32
Morris-Austin Co. right side lines and 16
Moser, Verne G. 29
Mountain City
Laundry
right top lines and
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Nettlewood Nurseries
left side lines and 27
Noland-Brown Co. Inc.
right top lines and 17
Parkland Chevrolet Co. Inc.
right bottom lines and 4
Parris, J. H.
right side lines
Pearson Newt Inc.
right bottom lines and
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Pritchard Paint & Glass Co. of Asheville
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Reed & Abee Inc.
right side lines and
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Sears, Roebuck & Co.
right bottom lines and
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Self Brothers
right side lines
Self C. Glenn
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Service Paint Co.
right side lines and
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Skyland Motors Inc.
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Smart & Moore Electric Co.
back cover and
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Southern Dairies Inc.
left top lines and
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Southern Foot Clinic
left side lines and
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Southern Garage
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Standard Supply Co.
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Sterchi Bros. Stores Inc.
left side lines and
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Stewart Electric Repair Co.
right top lines and 16
Superior Coal Co.
right bottom lines and 11
Swannanoa Laundry
left top lines and 25
Thomas Buick-Pontiac Co.
back cover
Thompson, Eva A. Dr.
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Thomson & Mckinnon
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Vehaun & Rice Furniture Co.
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Wachovia Bank & Trust Co.
front stencil and 6
Walton, Lunsford & Duncan 25
White, L. A. Sheet Metal Works
right side lines and
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Whitehead's Flowers
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Williams, A. C. Plumbing Co.
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Williams-Brownell Planing Mill Co. Inc.
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INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
PIEDMONT DIRECTORY CO, publishers of Miller's Asheville City Directory, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1939 edition, which also includes Bilmore, Biltmore Forest, Lake View Park and South Biltmore.
Confidence in the continued growth of Asheville's industry, popu- lation and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social ac- tivities, will be maintained as sections of this Directory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly reflecting Asheville to the world.
The enviable position occupied by the Asheville City Directory in the estimation of the public, has been established by rendering the best in Directory service. With an unrivaled organization, and having had the courteous and hearty cooperation of the business and pro- fessional men and residents, the publishers feel that the result of their labors will meet with the approval of every user, and that the Ashe- ville Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the community.
Four Major Departments
The four major departments are arranged in the following order:
THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is included in pages 25 to 556, on white paper. This is the only record in existence that aims to show the name, marital status, occupation and address of each adult resident of Ashe- ville and vicinity, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation.
THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, on pink paper, covers pages 557 to 651. In this section the names of the streets are arranged in alphabetical order; the numbers of the residences and business concerns are arranged in numerical order under the name of each street, and the names of the householders and concerns are placed opposite the numbers. The names of the inter- secting streets appear at their respective crossing points on each street. A feature of this section is the designation of homes and places of bus- iness having telephones.
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THE BUYERS' GUIDE, beginning opposite page 692 and separately paged from 1 to 36, on goldenrod paper, containes the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and professional interests of Asheville and vicinity. The advertisements are indexed under headings descrip- tive of the business represented. This is reference advertising at its best, and merits a survey by all buyers eager to familiarize themselves with sources of supply. In a progressive community like Asheville, the necessity of having this kind of information immediately available, is obvious. General appreciation of this fact is evidenced by the many reference users of this City Directory service.
THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 729 to 810, on white paper. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns in alphabetical order under appropriate head- ings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and indispensable catalog of the numerous interests of the community. The Directory is the common intermediary between buyer and seller. As such it plays an important part in the daily activities of the commercial and professional world. More buyers and sellers meet through the Classified Business Directory than through any other medium.
Community Publicity
The Directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the com- munity, depicting in unbiased terms what it has to offer as a place of residence, as a business location, as a resort, as a manufacturing site and as an educational center. To broadcast this information, the pub- lishers have placed copies of this issue of the Directory in Directory Libraries, where they are readily available for free public reference, and serve as perpetual and reliable advrtisements of Asheville and vicinity.
The Asheville Directory Library
Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Asheville City Directory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offices of the Asheville Cham- ber of Commerce, for free reference by the general public. This is one of more than 475 Directory Libraries installed in the chief cities of the U. S. and Canada by members of the Association of North American Directory Publishers, under whose supervision the system is operated.
The publishers appreciately acknowledge the recognition by those progressive business and professional men who have demonstrated their confidence in the City Directory as an advertising medium, with assurance that it will bring a commensurate return.
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STATISTICAL REVIEW
ASHEVILLE
"In The Land Of The Sky" -"Eastern Gateway City to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park."
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Population- Total, 50,193; males, 23,124; females, 27,069; total colored, 14,255 (1930 U. S. Census). Local estimate at present, 54,000. American-born, 98.1%
Area- 14.7 square miles.
Altitude- 2,210 to 3,200 feet above sea level.
Climate
Mean annual temperature, 55.4 degrees F., av- erage annual rainfall, 38.08 inches.
14, with total of 413.9 acres, valued at $516,529.
Parks- Assessed Valuation $54,283,061, with $1.47 per $100 tax rate. (estimated)
Financial Facts- 2 banks, with total deposits of $13,000,000 and total resources of $14,500,000. (estimated)
Postal Receipts-
$386,435.49 (fiscal year ended June 30, 1938).
Churches-
99, representing 16 denominations.
Real Estate
Number of homes, 12,650 with about 25% owned by occupants.
Industry- Chief industries of city and surrounding terri- tory: Resort business, manufacturing and lum- bering. 63 manufacturing establishments, em- ploying 5,410 workers, paying wages of $4,585,- 741 annually, and having products valued at $19,017,339 annually (1935 U. S. Census of man- ufactures). Principal manufactured products of city and vicinity: Artificial stone, bakery pro- ducts, blankets, cotton and yarn goods, cream- ery products, flour and feed, food products, foundry products, furniture, leather products, machinery, mica products, packing products, planing-mill products, printing and publishing products, rayon yarn and woolen products. Railroad shops and stone quarries located here. Asheville's burley tobacco auction sold tobacco
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to amount of $1,193,582.80 during 1937-38 sea- son. Live stock auction markets annual sales, $600,000.
Trade Area-
Retail area covers 21 counties of western N. C., with total population of 450,000.
Newspapers-
2 dailies and 2 weeklies.
Hotels-
16, with total of 2,600 rooms.
Railroads-
Southern.
Highways-
U. S. 19, 23, 25, 70 and 74. Blue Ridge Parkway from Shenandoah National Park to Great Smoky Mountains National Park is now under con- struction.
Airports- Amusements-
1 (public).
Largest auditorium in city seats 1,800 persons. Moving-picture theatres seat total of 4,555 per- sons. 1 legitimate theatre, with seating capacity of 1,400 persons. Convention hall seating 3,500 now under construction. Baseball park and football stadium. 5 golf courses.
Hospitals- Education-
5, with total of 307 beds.
Institutions of higher learning include Asheville Normal School, Asheville School for Boys, St. Genevieve of the Pines and Biltmore Junior College. 15 public schools, including l senior high school and 1 junior high school. Number of pupils in public schools, 9,558; teachers 274. Value of public school property, $5,318,912.31.
Public Libraries- City Statistics-
2, with total of 61,316 volumes.
Total street mileage, 200.54, with 147.06 miles paved. Miles of gas mains, 93; sewers 180.98; bus lines, 26.5. Number of water meters, 12,043; light meters, 14,800; gas meters, 2,615. Capac- ity of water works (municipal), 700,000,000 gal- lons; miles of mains, 269.32; value of plant, $4,074,037. Fire department has 62 men, with 5 stations and ll pieces of motor equipment. Value of fire department property, $157,850. Police department has 65 members, with l sta- tion and 11 pieces of motor equipment.
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Asheville from Beaucatcher Mountain
POPULATION
Asheville is the county seat of Buncombe County, and one of the principal resort centers of the eastern U.S. The city had a population of 50,153 according to the U. S. Census of 1930. The present estimate is 54,000.
HISTORY
Asheville was founded in 1797 by John Burton, the city being known for about three years of its early history as Morristown. The name was later changed to Asheville, in honor of Samuel and John Ashe, noted men of that period.
The city has long been a resort center, the first resort hotel having been constructed near the Sulphur Springs in the western part of the city, west of the French Broad River. Later the tourist traffic in- creased and other resort hotels were built, including the old Battery Park Hotel on the site now occupied by the modern structure. Other hotels have been constructed with growth of tourist trade, through expansion of transportation facilities, including railways and highways into the highlands. Industry and agriculture have also developed in the mountain section, to the point that Asheville has become a market- ing and shopping center for 18 counties of western North Carolina.
GOVERNMENT
Buncombe County is governed by a board of three commissioners. Asheville has the council-manager form of government, which includes
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a mayor and six other councilmen and a city manager. The two governmental bodies are housed in the handsome city and county buildings which flank the central city plaza. The city has one of the lowest fire records of any city of its size in the country, due to an efficient fire department, and the police department has be- come highly effective with the aid of radio, cooperation with state and county law-enforcement officers and by means of the police-cruiser system. Two po- lice radio stations are located here, one atop the Buncombe County Building and the other a State police radio station, on the City and County Buildings Black Mountain highway.
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
Scenic and other attractions of Asheville and western North Caro- lina are always of paramount interest to visitors. The famous Biltmore House and Gardens, located in the midst of the 15,000-acre Biltmore Estate in Ashe- ville, have been open to public view since 1930. The noted man- sion, adjudged one of the finest private homes in the world, was constructed nearly half a century ago by the late George W. Vanderbilt. The House, built after the architec- Biltmore House tural pattern of the French chateaux, contains a vast collection of objects of artistic and historic value, gathered at great cost by Mr. Vanderbilt, in all parts of the world. Notable among the priceless treasures on display are the chessmen of Napoleon, the ceremonial robes of Cardinal Richelieu, ancient tapestries which graced the tent of Francis I at the Field of the Cloth of Gold, and a myriad other rare and precious objects.
Surrounding the House, the vast expanse of gardens and landscaped park presents a great mass of flowers and superbly-designed vistas to
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the beholder throughout the spring, summer an autumn seasons.
In Riverside Cemetery are located the tombs of the famous writer, O. Henry, and Zebulon Vance, Civil War Governor of North Carolina, and the now-famous marker erected to the memory of 18 German sailors by members of the Kiffin Rockwell Post of the American Legion. This is the only monument ever erected by American soldiers to the memory of their foreign foes. Also in Asheville, in the city of his birth, is the tomb of the late Thomas Wolfe, internationally-known author of "Look Homeward, Angel" and "Of Time and the River."
The famous Craggy Rhododendron Gardens, located on the crest of the Great Craggy Mountains near Asheville, are one of the noted scenic attractions of the region near the city. The gardens, which pre- sent the massed bloom of millions of purple rhododendron shrubs in
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Unique Grove Park Inn
June, are reached by means of a new motor road and are the objective for many visitors in Asheville during the Rhododendron Festival.
Grove Park Inn, because of its unique setting and architecture, is a point often visited in the city. Circling the summits of the mountains
Mount Mitchell, highest peak east of the Rockies
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near the city, the Asheville Scenic Highway reveals surpassingly beau- tiful vistas to the motorist.
In the surrounding highland region, the beauty of the Sapphire Country, Chimney Rock and Lake Lure, the Blowing Rock and Linville sections, the Tryon resort region, and the sections near Hendersonville and Waynesville are of interest to visitors.
Mount Mitchell, highest mountain in eastern America, and Mount Pisgah in the Pisgah National Forest, may be climbed by the motorist.
THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
Asheville is the eastern gateway point to the Great Smoky Mountains Na- tional Park, the nation's newest and most popu- lar playground. This great scen- ic region with its majestic peaks and deep valleys, its vast A Scene in the Smokies expanse of virgin forests, its clear trout streams and tumbling waterfalls, is a center of interest for visitors. More than 700,000 visitors entered this park last season. Excellent highways connect Asheville with the Great Smokies, and on the east- ern aproach to the park is lo- cated the 60,000 acre reservation of the Eastern Band of Chero- kee Indians. Here live 3,000 Indians, occu- pying their an- cient hunting grounds and pursuing their ancient crafts and customs, under supervis- ion of the Gov- ernment.
The Chimney Tops, Smoky Mountains National Park
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THE NATIONAL PARKWAY
Through western North Carolina the $20,000,000 "Blue Ridge Park- way" is now under construction, connecting the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee and North Carolina. This great touring route, when com- pleted along the summits of the high- est of the Ap- p ala chian peaks, will be the finest motor-way in America.
The Indian Ball Game is more strenuous than any game of the white man
SPORTS
Asheville and western North Carolina comprise a region which is a paradise for outdoorsmen. In Asheville, five golf courses, adjudged among the finest to be found in the South, offer grass greens and fairways to the golfer. These are the courses of the Asheville Country Club, the Malvern Hills Golf Club, the Biltmore Forest Country Club, the Beaver Lake Golf Club, and the Municipal Golf Links. Over a score of excellent courses are to be found in the resort centers of the highlands.
Tennis courts, swimming pools and other recreational facilities are pro- vided in Asheville. The City Rec- reation Park, with its huge outdoor pool, its lake for boating, its skating rink, its zoo and amusement devices, is a center of attraction.
Mount Pisgah and the Rat
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PREFACE
View of Lake Lure and the Valley. The top of Chimney Rock is in the foreground
More than 70 artificial lakes, located in all parts of the "Land of the Sky," provide opportunities for boating, sailing and fishing. Through the mountains many hundreds of miles of trails are open to the hiker and horsemen. Streams of the region are well stocked in most cases with brook and rainbow trout, and the five game preserves in the west- ern North Carolina region provide good hunt- ing for deer in the surrounding terrain during the open hunting seasons. Bear, quail, rabbits and other small game are also plentiful in most of the mountain regions, and during the open season, nimrods from practically every state in the Union come to this section. During five seasons, deer hunts have been held in the Pisgah National Game Preserve.
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