The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-06-13
urNpERSONVILLE

u.,5srson county was created
cots were continued, withou;
e''S-ess 70 reach some kind OF
Element about locating a town
s;+e late in 1910, the State Leg
;siature passed an act providing
1nT an election to be held IN jan
nary, ls41, to decide between
two places, Hugh Johnson's land
nm French Broad river, or al Wal
MN, Grove, near the home OF Phil
lin Britain. which was in the
neighborhood of Stoney Noun
tain.
When the site on the Buncombe
road was chosen by a majority OF
hundred and nine votes, ms
wss contested in another Law suit
which was carried TO the supreme
court. 4 short time after the re-
snIt of the election was declared,
and before the suit was deter
mined in the higher court, judge
Mitchell King conveyed 10 VII
liam Britain, chairman OF TIE
County Court, fifty acres OF land
wing on the waters Of Mud Greek,
beginning al q post oak, BIT
tsin's corner on my line, thence
runs south So poles 10 stake or
the west side OF my ole store
house" etc.
An interesting side light or The
prolonged fight over choosing TIE
town site is seen in this deed from
Judge King which further &C.
scribes MS gift IS having more
particularly such shape, corners.
boundaries and size as are Sc:
forth and delineated in pa: o.
plan Thereof made By Elishz King.
surveyor. prefesed 20 letter bear
ing date 18th day OF January
lSll, addressed by him, J. P. Gil
reath. 10 NE, and which plan @:
plat is hereby specially referred
20 as explanatory Of tAese pres
entS."
The plat o. map referred -
has never been located. bit -
date. January 1. 1871, vas S@T-
e,al weeks before the question -
the town sea. was submitted -
the voters. II this docunen: could
be found. II might throw great
deal Of light OF Why ire election
vSs contested OF the ground o.
fraud in is conduct AZ the Flst
Rock precinct
An additions! twenty acres. st-
Joining TIE King land. vas also
given by John Johnson and James
Britain. covering re portion O.
the HOME which Les between AZ
nugs street on Ire south and Sew
enth avenue or TIE -c-I1
4, tha. the, me Turnpike O.
S,ste rezG from GreeZTl-4e -oE-
lowed much TIE sane route
.rsyersed by TIE Sg2r-anbCrE
highway in cross.s: Mud Greek
:, tie e5ty limits, and passed
Kings g. S.ors house. TIE Only
known landmark within TIE ocur-
Gary. which S.nOG rear Ire Inter
sSc.ior o. FlrSI avenue cas-. az
King street.. a.dex below re
co1-I Rouse
TIE s=ysu.y nine acres - and
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committee o. pcn,St ooLtirgs az
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