In a report released Monday, July 27, the Asheville/Buncombe Arson Task Force team determined that the fire at the boardinghouse at the Thomas Wolfe Memorial was the result of arson. The state of North Carolina is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the guilty party or parties. For further information, please visit the website at: http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/wolfe/wolfe.htm You can link to the information concerning the fire from here. Martha Battle Jackson, Registrar (919) 733-7862 NC Historic Sites Fax: (919) 733-9515 109 East Jones Street [log in to unmask] Raleigh, NC 27601-2807 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Opinions expressed in this message may not represent the policy of my agency. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you may still exist, but you have ceased to live."--Mark Twain ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~