Interview with Danny Tipps
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Title
Interview with Danny Tipps
Description
Daniel (Danny) Tipps was interviewed by Friends of Buncombe County Special Collections volunteer Gretchen LeMaistre on May 12, 2025. This interview took place at LeMaistre's home in Haw Creek community, Asheville, and was conducted as part of the Come Hell or High Water Oral History Project for Buncombe County Special Collections, Pack Memorial Library.
Tipps recounts his experiences in Black Mountain and Asheville during and after Tropical Storm Helene, including its impact on his farm property in Black Mountain [00:07:25]. He describes walking in the Black Mountain community near Lake Tomahawk and the dam [00:10:27], then attempting to reach family in Swannanoa and seeing the Swannanoa River Road area first hand in Asheville [00:16:13]. He recounts an experience at an Asheville hotel where a large crowd gathered to access WiFi and how it affirmed his sense of community [00:22:18].
Photo provided courtesy of the narrator.
Tipps recounts his experiences in Black Mountain and Asheville during and after Tropical Storm Helene, including its impact on his farm property in Black Mountain [00:07:25]. He describes walking in the Black Mountain community near Lake Tomahawk and the dam [00:10:27], then attempting to reach family in Swannanoa and seeing the Swannanoa River Road area first hand in Asheville [00:16:13]. He recounts an experience at an Asheville hotel where a large crowd gathered to access WiFi and how it affirmed his sense of community [00:22:18].
Photo provided courtesy of the narrator.
Date
Rights
Interview copyright Danny Tipps and Buncombe County Special Collections.
Format
Language
English
Identifier
MS456.001O
Extent
1 digital audio recording (00:28:49); 1 transcript (12 pages); 1 digital photograph
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Duration
00:28:49
Interviewer
Gretchen LeMaistre
Interviewee
Danny Tipps
Collection
Tags
Citation
Friends of Buncombe County Special Collections, “Interview with Danny Tipps,” Come Hell or High Water Community Memory Project, accessed January 20, 2026, https://helenehistory.omeka.net/items/show/1349.