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Segway tours offer an easy way to see the downtown area and other sights.
In Asheville’s olden days, the likes of Davey Crockett and Daniel Boone traversed the area the only way possible, via a network of Cherokee Indian trails. But by the 1880s, a railroad line brought thousands of travelers in search of a mountain getaway, and the town was transformed. It gained the reputation as a therapeutic health resort and was visited by such luminaries of the time as Henry Ford and Thomas Edison. When the affluent George Vanderbilt came to town and discovered the region’s mountainous grandeur, it took his breath away, and Asheville’s most enduring legacy was soon to be established. Continued on page 48
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