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Asheville, originally called Morristown, developed as an outpost in Cherokee Indian lands with settlers first arriving in 1784. When the city was incorporated in 1797, it was renamed Asheville in honor of North Carolina Gov. Samuel Ashe. With a population of around 1,000 in 1790, it grew to 2600 in 1890 and then to greater than 10,000 by 1900. Initially very poor due to the hilly farms and isolation, the area prospered and grew after the opening of the Buncombe Turnpike in 1827 and then the extension of the Western North Carolina Railroad to Asheville in 1880, which stimulated growth and industry. With this new accessibility, the area developed as a vacation and health center. Based on the “climatic theory” that Asheville had the altitude, atmosphere and climate to heal tuberculosis, the area became one of the nation’s best-known centers for the treatment of tuberculosis and an internationally recognized center of treatment and research for TB lasting more than 50 years. Known at the t

LIFE Asheville’s growth began with 19th century TB treatment Robert S. Pozner Guest columnist July 20, 2015, 9:42 a.m. ET Asheville, originally called Morristown, developed as an outpost in Cherokee Indian lands with settlers first arriving in 1784. When the city was incorporated in 1797, it was renamed Asheville in honor of North Carolina Gov. Samuel Ashe. With a population of around 1,000 in 1790, it grew to 2600 in 1890 and then to greater than 10,000 by 1900. Initially very poor due to the hilly farms and isolation, the area prospered and grew after the opening of the Buncombe Turnpike in

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