Black Mountain’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Black Mountain. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Black Mountain in its present form was incorporated on March 4, 1893. The first recorded inhabitants of the area were the Cherokee. A road was built through the area in 1850 and a railroad followed in 1879.
The Black Mountain College Historic District, Black Mountain Downtown Historic District, Blue Ridge Assembly Historic District, Dougherty Heights Historic District, Rafael Guastavino Sr., Estate, Intheoaks, Monte Vista Hotel, South Montreat Road Historic District, and Thomas Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Black Mountain’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Black Mountain’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewZebulon Baird Vance residence Gom…, 1897: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Black Mountain
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Black Mountain, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Zebulon Baird Vance residence Gombroom (1897) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Historic places
National Register · via Wikidata
From Wikimedia Commons (3) and the National Register (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.