Editing Weaverville, North Carolina (section)

==History==
Chartered in 1875 and named for [[Weaver family (North Carolina)|Michael Montraville Weaver]] who gave the land for the town,<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Pickens |first1=Nell  |title=Dry Ridge: some of its history, some of its people |date=1962 |location=Weaverville, North Caroliona|lccn=62038834}}</ref> Weaverville sits along the Dry Ridge (named by the Indians for its relatively arid conditions). The [[Treaty of Holston]] signed in 1786 cleared the way for settlers to move into the area. Among the first settlers were John and Elizabeth Weaver, parents of the town's founder. Early residents, friends, and relatives soon began gathering for religious [[camp meeting]]s near the south end of College Street. On land first known as the Reems Creek Camp Grounds, a large conference house (built in the 1830s) housed the [[Methodist]] assembly which became the first school in the area in 1840.

By 1862, 121 families were in the Reems Creek area, many owning more than {{convert|1000|acre}}. Weaverville College, chartered in 1873, attracted many families. The former president's house is now the Dry Ridge Bed and Breakfast. A four-year college, it was downsized in 1912 to [[junior college#United States|junior college]] status, merging in 1934 with Rutherford and [[Brevard College]]s to continue in [[Brevard, North Carolina|Brevard]]. In 1912 a public school (grades 1-7) was located at the west end of Church Street. The first full-time public school on Main Street was established in 1921. In 1927 grades 11-12 attended school in the Robinsom-Lotspeich house (now the Inn on Main Street Bed and Breakfast). Weaverville High School, built by the [[Works Progress Administration|WPA]] in 1927, opened on the south end of Main Street, but later merged secondary-school operations with four other area schools (Flat Creek, Red Oak, French Broad, and Barnardsville) in 1954 to form [[North Buncombe High School]]{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}} .

Business and private residences were built along Main Street. Dr. J.A. Reagan was the first mayor, and with a town council Weaverville began to develop roads and walkways. A police chief developed law and order. With the arrival of electricity and the arrival of an [[town|electric trolley]] the town prospered. Land development boomed. Post offices, starting in 1860, were located in McClure's log cabin, Vandiver's Store (now Blue Mountain Pizza) and Shope's Furniture. A new post office was completed in 2001 on North Main.

The Fire Department was established in 1912, with the first truck purchased in 1922. A fire station was built in 1958 on Merchants Alley, behind the 12 N. Main Town Hall. It moved into the Reagan Building on S. Main Street and then finally onto Monticello Road.

North Carolina's Civil War governor, [[Zebulon B. Vance]], was born in the nearby Reems Creek community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/vance/vance.htm|title=Vance Birthplace, official website|access-date=November 3, 2011|archive-date=December 9, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031209033827/http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/Sections/HS/vance/vance.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Reems Creek itself flows through Weaverville adjacent to the town's Lake Louise Park. The mill at Reem's Creek was portrayed in "Picturesque America," a famous 19th century work of illustrated American scenes published in 1872.

The [[Dr. John G. & Nannie H. Barrett Farm]], [[Brigman-Chambers House]], [[Joseph P. Eller House]], [[Weaverville United Methodist Church]], and [[Zebulon H. Baird House]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref><ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20130517.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=May 17, 2013|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/06/13 through 5/10/13 |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>

=== Development ===
Construction began in March 2017 of the 35,000-square-foot ASPCA Behavioral Rehabilitation Center at an old cement plant on Murphy Hill Road. The $9 million project will "likely to be the first-ever facility dedicated strictly to providing behavioral rehabilitation to canine victims of cruelty and neglect in the United States."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2017/03/23/aspca-starts-construction-dog-rehabilitation-center/99526270/|title=ASPCA starts construction on dog rehabilitation center|newspaper=Citizen Times|access-date=March 24, 2017|language=en}}</ref>

Weaverville is located {{convert|9|mi|0}} north of downtown Asheville, and many residents of Weaverville work in that larger city. However, Weaverville has an economy of its own which includes [[manufacturing]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Weaverville, NC {{!}} Data USA |url=https://datausa.io/profile/geo/weaverville-nc |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=datausa.io |language=en}}</ref>

In 1963, [[A-B Emblem]], one of the world's largest producers of embroidered patches, built a factory in Weaverville. Since that time, A-B Emblem has been among the town's largest employers. In 2013, the company celebrated 50 years of continual operation in Weaverville. The company produces more than 70 million embroidered patches annually.

A branch of Arvato Digital Services, formerly [[Sonopress]] - the world's second-largest replicator of CDs and DVDs, used to operate a facility in Weaverville.

The [[Solstice East]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Home - Solstice East |url=https://solsticeeast.com/ |website=solsticeeast.com}}</ref> [[residential treatment center]] for girls is located in Weaverville. Accusations of abuse have been made against the center.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Local reform school entangled in a lawsuit, allegations of medical malpractice and abuse |url=https://thebluebanner.net/12589/news/local-reform-school-entangled-in-a-lawsuit-allegations-of-medical-malpractice-and-abuse/ |access-date=April 13, 2024 |website=The Blue Banner}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Patel |first=Anjali |date=March 6, 2021 |title=Alleged survivors of Solstice East decry abuse, neglect in protest, call for its closure |url=https://wlos.com/news/local/alleged-survivors-of-solstice-east-decry-abuse-neglect-in-protest-call-for-facility-closure |access-date=April 13, 2024 |website=WLOS |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/2021/03/04/solstice-east-teen-abuse-allegations-arise-state-former-clients/6868303002/ |title= Solstice East teen abuse allegations arise from state, former clients |quote=North Carolina barred Solstice East teen psychiatric home near Asheville from admitting new clients, then later re-instated its privileges.|date=March 4, 2021 |newspaper=The Asheville Citizen Times}}</ref>