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The Jewel of North Carolina

Title (Dublin Core)

The Jewel of North Carolina

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Description (Dublin Core)

The pandemic was a hard time for me. My wife's mental health was poor, I had just separated from the United States States, I became a stay-at-home father, and my father passed away shortly after the travel restrictions were lifted. We needed to get away for a while, so we chose to go to Ashville, NC. My wife and I love the mountains and the outdoors, so we booked a Air B&B in Ashville, NC because we talked about visiting there at some point for our anniversary.
Once we arrived, it was love at first sight. The mountain views were breathtaking, and we could not have asked for fresher air. My wife and I make it a point to not look like tourists when we visit somewhere new, so we do our best to blend in. Something we always do when we go somewhere new, is find a local bookstore. Once we did that, we went to the River Arts District and met a lovely man named Jefferey Burroughs who owned a jewelry store called Jeffery. Later, we found and enjoyed a local tea shop and delicious local food. We noticed almost immediately while walking around the city and going in and out of shops was that there were no Covid restrictions anywhere, which was welcoming.
What we were looking forward to the most though, was visiting the Biltmore Estate. The picture I am submitting with this log, is of the Biltmore House I took when we arrived. It is a beautiful home and a wonderful piece of American history. While walking through the house, you are in awe of how detailed everything is. The house had refrigeration, a large kitchen with modern amenities at the time, a large library, golden inlaid wallpaper, the first indoor pool, a gym, an indoor bowling lane, etc. It was so incredibly detailed and the thought that went into this house was very well thought out. The house was inspired by European architecture from George Vanderbilts travels. He wanted to create a place where, not only his family could come and enjoy, but also friends and their families. The house acted as a hotel when people were invited to stay. One could truly spend an entire day in that house and probably still not cover everywhere. If you ever have the chance, visit Ashville and the Biltmore Estate.
The object is a photograph of the Biltmore Manor on the Biltmore Estate.

Date (Dublin Core)

January 21, 2023

Creator (Dublin Core)

Self

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Preston S Murphy

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

HST643

Partner (Dublin Core)

Arizona State University

Type (Dublin Core)

Photograph

Link (Bibliographic Ontology)

https://www.biltmore.com/

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Travel
English Consumer Culture (shopping, dining...)
English Museums & Libraries

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

Asheville
North Carolina
Biltmore Estate
American history
exploration
local shopping

Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)

Arizona State University
ASU
HST643
Spring A Session 2025
History of Tourism
the Biltmore
Biltmore Estate
Biltmore Village
Asheville
North Carolina
Asheville River Arts District
Asheville mountains
Jeffery Burroughs
Jeffrey New York
The Biltmore of Asheville
Asheville tourism

Collection (Dublin Core)

Deathways

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

Tourism story for the COVID-19 Archive

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

01/30/2025

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

03/31/2025

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This item was submitted on January 30, 2025 by Preston S Murphy using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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