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For more than 100 years,
Hendersonville has been popular as a summer resort. Today, with an
economic base consisting of a well-balanced mix of industry,
agriculture, tourism and retirement, Hendersonville is attracting people
of all ages, with interests ranging from career advancement and business
opportunity to the location of congenial surroundings for the retirement
years.
Located on a scenic mountain
plateau 2,200 feet above sea level, Hendersonville lies cradled between
the Great Smokies and the Blue Ridge Mountains. The town is now
famous as "The City of Four Seasons," a name given to it more than 50
years ago by local weather maven, the late Kermit Edney. It had
been observed that hundreds of families who had dreamed of "retiring to
Florida" had quickly tired of that state's sameness of climate.
They wanted to experience the change of weather that occurs during the
four seasons of the year even though they did not want to subject
themselves to the rigors of northern winters nor the heat of southern
summers. The Hendersonville area seemed ideal, with the moderate
summers of a mountain climate and with higher mountain ranges to the
north and west offering protection from the artic blasts of storms
coming in from the plains and from Canada. Hendersonville's four
distinct yet moderate seasons offer beauty, variety and year-round golf.
This almost perfect climate,
combined with excellent health services; a wide variety of attractive
housing options; and numerous recreational, cultural and educational
opportunities, has earned Hendersonville national recognition as one of
the best places to live and retire.
Hendersonville also boasts a
picturesque and thriving historical downtown district. It is a
testimony of how business and community leaders work together to
preserve our heritage yet keep the city prosperous and developing in
positive ways.
Below are some sites
that might be of interest if you plan on visiting or relocating.
Also, check our church
locator if you would like to visit one of our Baptist churches in
Henderson County.
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