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Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project
When Hogs Marched Through Asheville: The History of Drover’s Road
1 minutes Posted Mar 14, 2016 at 1:53 pm.
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Did you know that hogs, turkeys, and ducks walked right through downtown Asheville during the 1820s? Each fall, drovers herded hundreds or even thousands of animals through Asheville on the way to markets further south.
Hear what ASAP executive director and history buff Charlie Jackson says about this riveting time in local agricultural history.