CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ashevillenc.gov/

Population:
68889 (2000 census)

County:
Buncombe County

In 1797, renamed from Morristown to Asheville and incorporated.

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
Asheville Citizen-Times

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Black Mountain College	1933
University of North Carolina at Asheville	1927

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Ingles Markets	1963

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jermaine Dupri	Music Producer	23-Sep-1972		CEO of So So Def Records
Roberta Flack	Singer	10-Feb-1939		Killing Me Softly with His Song
Eileen Fulton	Actor	13-Sep-1933		As the World Turns
Franklin Graham	Religion	14-Jul-1952		Billy Graham's son
Ward Greene	Novelist	23-Dec-1892	22-Jan-1956	Lady and the Tramp
Shirley Hemphill	Actor	1-Jul-1947	10-Dec-1999	Shirley Wilson on What's Happening
Leonard Little	Football	19-Oct-1974		Rams defensive end with a drinking problem
Sierra McCormick	Actor	28-Oct-1997		Olive Doyle on A.N.T. Farm
Dan K. Moore	Politician	2-Apr-1906	7-Sep-1986	Governor of North Carolina, 1965-69
Col. Robert Morgan	Military	31-Jul-1918	15-May-2004	Pilot of The Memphis Belle
Paul Schneider	Actor	16-Mar-1976		Mark Brendanawicz on Parks and Recreation
Joseph D. Tydings	Politician	4-May-1928		US Senator from Maryland, 1965-71
Thomas Wolfe	Novelist	3-Oct-1900	15-Sep-1938	Look Homeward, Angel
Bellamy Young	Actor	19-Feb-1970		Mellie Grant on Scandal

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jackie "Butch" Jenkins	Actor	29-Aug-1937	14-Aug-2001	MGM child star
John W. Kern	Politician	20-Dec-1849	17-Aug-1917	US Senator from Indiana, 1911-17
Robert Moog	Inventor	23-May-1934	21-Aug-2005	Invented the synthesizer
Col. Robert Morgan	Military	31-Jul-1918	15-May-2004	Pilot of The Memphis Belle
Jerald F. ter Horst	Government	11-Jul-1922	31-Mar-2010	Gerald Ford's short-term press secretary
Zebulon Vance	Politician	13-May-1830	14-Apr-1894	Governor and Senator from N. Carolina

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