Buncombe's

Over the entrance to Colonel Buncombe's spacious home was the legend,

Asheville--the Ideal Autumn and Winter Resort City U.S. 1900

Colonel Buncombe's popularity seems to have been commensurate with his hospitality; as proofs conclusive of the former the following incidents may suffice: His repeated elevations to the State Legislature, his appointment by the

Reminiscences and Memoirs of North Carolina and Eminent North Carolinians John Hill 1884

Thomas Blount (born 1759, died 1812), an officer of distinction in the Revolution, Major in Col. Buncombe's Regiment.

Reminiscences and Memoirs of North Carolina and Eminent North Carolinians John Hill 1884

Colonel Buncombe's estate was sued to pay for Eliza Buncombe's board for ten years, and several negroes were necessarily sold.

Reminiscences and Memoirs of North Carolina and Eminent North Carolinians John Hill 1884

On his way back he was preceded by a telegraph boy, who stopped at Buncombe's front door, and awoke the echoes with a twofold double knock.

The Whirlpool George Gissing 1880

After a few conversations, he gained an inkling of Buncombe's motive in taking a house so much larger than he needed.

The Whirlpool George Gissing 1880

One morning Dick Hyde rode furiously up to General Buncombe's door in

Roughing It, Part 4. Mark Twain 1872

One morning Dick Hyde rode furiously up to General Buncombe's door in

Roughing It Mark Twain 1872

One morning Dick Hyde rode furiously up to General Buncombe's door in Carson city and rushed into his presence without stopping to tie his horse.

Roughing It 1871

Commissioners since 2007 have awarded $3.3 million to the conservancy to secure about dozen conservation easements on Buncombe's surviving farms.

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