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BROADLY SPEAKING: How our mountains became a 'Garden of Eden'

Carey O'Cain

By CAREY O’CAIN, Published: May 31, 2026

The first European explorer to visit what would become Henderson County was Hernando DeSoto. In May and June of 1540, DeSoto and approximately 500-600 soldiers entered North Carolina.

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