Description
Located in central Buncombe County along the French Broad River.
History
Settled in 1792; incorporated in 1797. At one time called Morristown, likely for William Morris who cast the deciding vote as a Commissioner which sellected the site for the Buncombe County Courthouse in 1792. Name changed to Asheville in 1797 for Samuel Ashe (1725-1798), Governor of North Carolina from 1795 to 1798. (NC-T11/p14)