A History of Transportation in Western North Carolina: Trails, Roads, Rails and Air

(Part of the Transportation Series)

by Terry Ruscin

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Traveling across the treacherous and diverse landscape of western North Carolina is a challenge historically met with human ingenuity. Mountain traces of Native Americans, dusty stagecoach routes and vital railroads lined the region. Asheville installed the state's first electric streetcars. Intrepid young men and women continued North Carolina's aviation legacy. The Buncombe Turnpike helped tame the Blue Ridge Mountains, allowing livestock drives...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1467137065

ISBN13:9781467137065

Release Date:October 2016

Publisher:History Press

Length:272 Pages

Weight:1.30 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"

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