Thomas Calder

[Thomas Calder @tcalderAVL]

The 1860 census records show that Buncombe County had 1,907 slaves and 283 slave owners. Yet even today, some local historians say people are unaware that slavery existed in WNC. #avlhistory #avl #ashevillearchives #avlnews #tuesdayhistory #mountainxpress https://t.co/IjPTRlRRlf

[Thomas Calder @tcalderAVL]

Christopher Hickman’s controversial plea deal and what it means for Asheville https://t.co/WLhdwesFHg #avlnews #avl #asheville

[Thomas Calder @tcalderAVL]

Asheville Archives: The Southern Exposition brings local arts and crafts to the Big City, 1925 https://t.co/1LSw43xIYZ #avlhistory #tuesdayhistory #avlcraft #avl #ashevillearchives #wnc #localmatters #mountainxpress

[Thomas Calder @tcalderAVL]

Asheville Archives: The great deer hunt of 1936 https://t.co/pd3hgZV0nw #avlhistory #ashevillearchives #tuesdayhistory #localmatters #mountainxpress

[Thomas Calder @tcalderAVL]

When trolley conductors took to the streets in 1913 in protest of low wages, local "cabbies" thrived with services that included horse drawn carriage rides. https://t.co/MQxL90kWzd #avlhistory #ashevillearchives #avl #avlnews #tuesdayhistory #asheville #wnc

[Thomas Calder @tcalderAVL]

Asheville Archives: Early motorists overwhelm downtown roads, 1919-25 https://t.co/petgIe6nmf #avlhistory #avlnews #tuesdayhistory #ashevillearchives #ashevillehistory #parking #asheville #localmatters #mountainxpress

[Thomas Calder @tcalderAVL]

Asheville Archives: Letters condemning and condoning segregation, 1955: https://t.co/ITQL7RIwjY #avlhistory #ashevillehistory #avlnews #tuesdayhistory #wnc

[Thomas Calder @tcalderAVL]

Asheville Archives: Pack Memorial Public Library opens, 1919 https://t.co/R6BuUgrSVP #avlhistory #avl #ashevillearchives #tuesdayhistory #avlnews #avllibrary #PackMemorialLibrary #wnc

[Thomas Calder @tcalderAVL]

Asheville Archives: Tobacco and the Great Depression https://t.co/j7HzFblGgD #avlhistory #avlnews #tuesdayhistory #wnc #asheville #localmatters #mountainxpress

[Thomas Calder @tcalderAVL]

Asheville Archives: Schools of dead fish float down the French Broad River, 1951 https://t.co/HVm4dIITeK #avlhistory #FrenchBroadRiver #tuesdayhistory #ashevillearchives #avlnews #wnc #history #deadfish #pollution #waterquality #localmatters #mountainxpress

[Thomas Calder @tcalderAVL]

In his latest book, historian Bruce E. Johnson explores local landmarks visited by literary icons F. Scott Fitzgerald, Zelda Fitzgerald and Thomas Wolfe. https://t.co/K8wRMT8j7G #avlhistory #avlnews #avl #localmatters #mountainxpress

[Thomas Calder @tcalderAVL]

Asheville Archives: Father’s Day launches in WNC, 1912 https://t.co/qAgvJuoBdL #avlhistory #avlnews #avl #asheville #localmatters #mountainxpress

[Thomas Calder @tcalderAVL]

Asheville Archives: Ida Jolly Crawley launches her magical museum, 1919 #avlhistory @avlnews #avl #tuesdayhistory #localmatters #mountainxpress #asheville https://t.co/qbhgVlmgf9

[Thomas Calder @tcalderAVL]

Asheville Archives: Thomas Wolfe befriends F. Scott Fitzgerald https://t.co/Ge9sx6Wy1b #avlhistory #history #tuesdayhistory #wolfe #fitzgerald #asheville #wnc #americanlit #literature #avlnews

[Thomas Calder @tcalderAVL]

Beer returned to the mountains in 1933. This photo, taken in 1935, looks north on Broadway. Note the Schlitz advertisement on the left, as well as the Red Top Beer delivery car on the right. https://t.co/EEdsehPNAZ #avlbeer #avlhistory #avlnews #avl #tuesdayhistory #localmatters

[Thomas Calder @tcalderAVL]

Asheville Archives: Kiwanis Club forms in Asheville, 1919. “The gospel of hustle and the spirit of boost,”were among the organization's leading principles. #avlhistory #asehvillearchives #avlnews #avl #asheville #wnc #kiwanis #gospelofhustle https://t.co/Y0fFhmIqxt

[Thomas Calder @tcalderAVL]

Asheville Archives: Black Mountain Highway opens, 1921 https://t.co/UzyENOAZA7 #avlhistory #blackmountain #blackmountainhistory #avl #ashevillearchives #avlarchives #tuesdayhistory #mountainxpress

[Thomas Calder @tcalderAVL]

Asheville Archives: Bingham Military School relocates to Asheville, 1891 https://t.co/VujFZr8arK #avlhistorty #ashevillearchives #bingham #militaryschool #avlnews #tuesdayhistory #localmatters #mountainxpress

[Thomas Calder @tcalderAVL]

Asheville Archives: Babe Ruth’s short-lived death in Asheville, 1925 https://t.co/bRUukad26a #avlhistory #BabeRuth #baseballhistory #avlnews #avl #tuesdayhistory #ashevillearchives #asheville