Asheville, NC

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Asheville is located in western North Carolina, at the foot of the Great Smoky Mountains, 125 miles west of Charlotte, NC. It is home to the University of North Carolina at Asheville. The traditional name of the city's teams Tourists, refers to the large number of visitors who visit Biltmore Estate, a lavish mansion that has been a major tourist attraction since it was built in 1895.

[edit] Teams that have played here

• Asheville Moonshiners, Southeastern League (1910)
• Asheville Moonshiners, Appalachian League (1911-1912)
• Asheville Mountaineers, North Carolina State League (1913-1914)
• Asheville Tourists, North Carolina State League (1915-1917)
• Asheville Tourists, South Atlantic League (1924-1930, 1959-1963, 1980-present)
• Asheville Tourists, Piedmont League (1931-1932, 1934-1942)
• Asheville Tourists, Tri-State League (1946-1955)
• Asheville Tourists, Southern League (1964-1966, 1968-1971)
• Asheville Tourists, Carolina League (1967)
• Asheville Orioles, Southern League (1972-1975)
• Asheville Tourists, Western Carolinas League (1976-1979)

[edit] Further Reading

• Bill Ballew: A History of Professional Baseball in Asheville, The History Press, Charleston, SC, 2007 (earlier version published in 2004).