WAYNESVILLE

AS a pleasure resort, and in population, commerce and industrial pursuits, Waynesville is one of the most important little cities in Western North Carolina. Its location 2,655 feet above sea level is beautiful and picturesque.     The  climate is delightful  throughout the year; fine accommodations for visitors are provided by several excellent hotels and numerous boarding houses, and the scenery in the surrounding country is wonderfully attractive. The town was one of the first white settlements in this section and was named in honor of General Anthony Wayne, of Revolutionary War fame. Light and power are furnished by a complete and modern electric power plant; the buildings, both public and private are well constructed and handsome; the streets are paved and admirably maintained. Quite deservedly, the town fre­quently is referred to as "Waynesville, the Beautiful."   Southern Summer Resorts and Camps in the Mountains, [1922],  UNCA Special Collections