sentences:  The first school west of the blue ridge mountains in Western North Carolina was built in Asheville in 1790 by Scotch-Irish settlers, and it was located around the area of present-day Biltmore avenue.Most of the early schools in the Asheville area were rudimentary subscription schools that only operated three to four months per year, and charged tuition for their services.Although they did provide education, the short school year and cost-prohibitive tuition limited the effectiveness of these institutions.