Guided History Walk on 7th Ave./Historic Train Depot District with Mary Jo Padgett

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Sat, Jul 22, 2023
10:00 am - 11:30 am
2023-07-22T10:00:00-04:00
2023-07-22T11:30:00-04:00
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Hendersonville City Hall, front steps
101 Maple Dr N, Hendersonville, TN 37075, USA
10.00 Reservations/information: 828-545-3179
Contact
Hendersonville Visitor Center
828.693.9708
Information

Take a 90-plus minute stroll along 7th Avenue/Historic Depot District, where the action was when the first steam engine locomotives rolled into town starting in 1879 bringing hundreds of tourists. The district surrounding the historic Railroad Depot was where it was happening in the Gilded Age of Hendersonville from 1879, when the first steam locomotive arrived with hundreds of tourists daily, till the Crash of 1929 … learn about the drays, the hustle, the inns, the summer visitors, the shoot-outs, growth of agriculture, and popular candy stores.  These 90-plus minute walks occur rain or shine.  Please make a reservation, 828-545-3179.

All tours: $10 per person age 10 and over.  Children under 10 yrs. free with paying adult.

Meeting Place:  Hendersonville City Hall, front steps  (at corner of 5th Ave. E. and King St.)

Schedule a private tour anytime for your group.

Reservations/information:  828-545-3179