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Laurel Park Street Railroad Company – The Dummy Line – Hendersonville History

Laurel Park Street Railroad Company – The Dummy Line

This train used to run from downtown Hendersonville, Main Street to Laurel Park. You could get on the train at the corner Main Street, in front of Hunter’s Pharmacy, then ride up the north side of 5th Avenue at speeds …

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Warm Springs, Hot Springs and Boiling Springs, North Carolina

Not far from Asheville is the town called Hot Springs. It is where Spring Creek runs into the French Broad River.

Native Americans were already enjoying the thermal springs when the first Europeans moved into the area. The first record …