The Smith-McDowell House: A witness to a changing America

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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The story of America has always been a story of change, but what gives all that change meaning are the people and places that help us see the larger American story.

One of those places sits on a hill in Asheville in the middle of the Asheville-Buncombe Technical College campus. Built in 1840, the Smith-McDowell House has witnessed nearly two centuries of change…

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