
Civic Pride
Article last updated 09/12/2024
Asheville City Building
A bell very close in shape to this one once rung out at important times in Asheville's City Building standing at the east end of the Pack Square from 1892 to 1926. Originally called "Morristown," Asheville came into its present name in 1797, when Samuel Ashe, in his '70s, served as governor.
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