Event Dime

Echoes of the Valley Hike #6: Riceville (Rattlesnake Lodge)

When:

August 8, 2026 · 9:00 AM

Where:

Swannanoa Valley Museum & History Center, 223 West State Street, Black Mountain, NC

Source:

6AM City Asheville – Events

Led by Anne Chesky, Beth Fountain, and Rick Halford and starting near the intersection of Riceville Road and Warren Wilson Road \(Warren Wilson College\), Valley History Explorers will visit several historic sites while learning about the history of Riceville and its namesake Joseph Marion Rice. Stops on the tour will include Berea Baptist Church, Riceville Presbyterian Church, Grassy Branch Baptist Church, and others.