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Thomas Wolfe Memorial (NC Historic Site)
The Thomas Wolfe Memorial is located in Buncombe County. Thomas Wolfe wrote fiction and used the setting of his mother's boardinghouse in Asheville, North Carolina, now the Thomas Wolfe Memorial. Read a biography of Wolfe on this website and learn all about visiting the memorial.
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/wolfe/wolfe.htm
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- The North Carolina Writers' Network: Literary Hall of Fame Find biographical information about North Carolina writers who have been inducted into the Literary Hall of Fame. Periodically, this organization holds teacher workshops, check back often to learn more.
Related pages
- Biltmore Estate: Discover the Destination: Includes a selection of Biltmore Estate images, virtual tours, and activities for kids. Limited historical information is found on this website.
- Battleship North Carolina: Uses a variety of formats including oral histories, video footage, and zoomable images to cover the history of the USS North Carolina and other naval vessels afloat during WWII.
- Center for Diversity Education: THe CDE is entirely curriculum-focused to assist teachers in embedding a knowledge base of many peoples into the daily content of the classroom in grades K-12. It is the mission of CDE to prepare all students with the necessary skills to maintain a pluralistic democracy in an increasingly complex and diverse nation and world through the daily content of the classroom.
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- Learn more about American literature, Buncombe County, North Carolina, Thomas Wolfe, authors, historic sites, history, and writers.
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One of Asheville, North Carolina’s most famous citizens, Thomas Wolfe, spent his most formative years in this house that has become "one of literature’s most famous landmarks." His mother ran a boardinghouse here and Thomas Wolfe’s experiences growing up here are evident in many of his works.
Although the house experienced damage in a fire in 1998, it is now open to the public and staff members are available to give tours. All K-12 students are welcome and programs can accommodate elementary school classes learning North Carolina history, as well as high school American history classes. Besides Thomas Wolfe and his writing, they can also cover topics that range from life in early 20th century urban NC to childhood topics (toys, chores, etc.)and primary school oriented writing exercises.
The Thomas Wolfe Memorial is open April 1 through October 31,Tuesday - Saturday 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., and Sunday 1:00-5:00 p.m. November 1 through March 31 on Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., and Sunday 1:00-4:00 p.m. It is closed Mondays. Admission is $1 for adults and 50 cents for children. For more information or to arrange a tour, call (828) 253-8304 or send email to wolfe@ncmail.net.