A Train to Asheville

On this day in North Carolina History,

"The first train across the Blue Ridge arrives at Asheville, ending the city's isolation and igniting a tourist explosion. In the coming decade, Asheville's population will jump from 2,610 to 10,237." (1880)

Source: Powell, L. (1996). On This Day in North Carolina History.Winston-Salem, North Carolina: John F. Blair, Publisher.