BVNA Community Informatics Project StoryMap

This collection represents the Annexation History StoryMap created for the Beaverdam Valley Neighborhood Association Community Informatics Project, containing the associated geojson, pdf, and tiff files. The StoryMap describes the annexation history of Beaverdam Valley (including the registered neighborhoods of Beaverdam Valley, Hills of Beaverdam, and Beaverdam Run) in Asheville, North Carolina from 1929 until August 2023 with the most recent annexation being in 2005. The collection includes the following associated files:  

• "Annex 1929-1960.tiff": image file showing Annexations in Beaverdam Valley through 1960
• "Annex 1929-1964.tiff": image file showing Annexations in Beaverdam Valley through 1964
• "Annex 1929-1980.tiff": image file showing Annexations in Beaverdam Valley through 1980
• "Annex 1929-1991.tiff" image file showing Annexations in Beaverdam Valley through 1991
• "Annex 1929-1995.tiff": image file showing Annexations in Beaverdam Valley through 1995
• "Annex 1929-2005.tiff": image file showing Annexations in Beaverdam Valley through 2005
• "Annex 1929.tiff": image file showing Annexation in Beaverdam Valley in 1929 
• "Asheville_Annexation_History.geojson": City of Asheville GIS Annexation history
• "Asheville_Annexation_History.qmd": QGIS metadata for the above
• "Beaverdam_Annexation_Storymap_Final.pdf": pdf of StoryMap

About the Project: The Beaverdam Valley Neighborhood Association (BVNA) Community Informatics Project aims to gain deeper understanding of the  Beaverdam Valley community and to work towards gathering and sharing information about the community and its history. This collection represents a deliverable produced under the 2022-2023 City of Asheville Neighborhood Matching Grant program.