Asheville Area/Madison County

Madison County is north of Asheville and Buncombe County. It is very rural with lots of mountains, streams and valleys. The French Broad River flows through it along with many tributaries. There are only 3 towns with just 3 zip codes in Madison County

Marshall is the county seat. In town there is the courthouse, a few shops and restaurants and the river. The French Broad River runs through the middle of town and occasionally floods. On the other side of

Main Street it goes straight up a mountain. Beyond the river are mountains and coves with small farms. It is about a 20 minute drive to Asheville from Main St.

Downtown Marshall

Mars Hill is a college town. The college was established in 1856 and it is the focal point of the town. There is at least one big, nice Bed and Breakfast.

A regular of repertoire of plays are performed in the Owen Theatre

The third town is Hot Springs. There really are hot springs there and you can pay to go and relax there. Years ago it was a major resort with a huge wooden hotel. A couple of fires and a bypass by the Interstate slowed business to a crawl. It is close enough to the Appalachian Trail to make it a stop for long distance hikers. The French Broad River runs through Hot Springs also.

The terrain around Hot Springs is mountainous. And the Falls are beautiful.

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