ST. JOHN IN THE WILDERNESS
Episcopal Church, built 1833-34 as a private chapel. Given to Diocese of North Carolina, 1836. Enlarged in 1852.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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JETER C. PRITCHARD
United States Senator, 1895-1903, Republican leader, newspaperman, federal judge. His home is 3/10 mile east; grave is 1.3 mi. west.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...
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FRANCIS ASBURY
Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1784-1816, often visited and preached at the home of Daniel Killian which was one mile east.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program,...
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MARS HILL COLLEGE
Baptist; coeducational. Founded 1856 as French Broad Baptist Institute. Name changed 1859. Senior college since 1962.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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DR. L. B. McBRAYER
Leader in fight against tuberculosis in North Carolina, Superintendent of State Sanatorium in Hoke County, 1914-24. His birthplace is 400 ft. W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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RICHMOND PEARSON 1852-1923
Congressman, 1895-1901; U.S. Minister to Persia, 1902-07, and to Greece and Montenegro, 1907-09. His home, "Richmond Hill," was 1/2 mile N.W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...
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RUTHERFORD TRACE
The expedition led by Gen. Griffith Rutherford against the Cherokee, September, 1776, passed nearby on the banks of the Swannanoa River.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program,...
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RUTHERFORD TRACE
The expedition led by Gen. Griffith Rutherford against the Cherokee, Sept., 1776, passed nearby.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full...
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RUTHERFORD TRACE
The expedition led by Gen. Griffith Rutherford against the Cherokee, Sept., 1776, camped nearby along Hominy Creek.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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C. G. MEMMINGER
Secretary of the treasury of the Confederacy, from Charleston. Native of Germany. Summer home and grave nearby.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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RUTHERFORD TRACE
The expedition led by Gen. Griffith Rutherford against the Cherokee, Sept., 1776, passed nearby along Hominy Creek.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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RUTHERFORD TRACE
The expedition led by Gen. Griffith Rutherford against the Cherokee, Sept., 1776, passed here, through Pigeon Gap.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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RUTHERFORD TRACE
The expedition led by Gen. Griffith Rutherford against the Cherokee, Sept., 1776, passed here, through Balsam Gap.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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JUDSON COLLEGE
Baptist. Chartered in 1861 as Judson Female College; later coeducational. Operated 1882-1892 in building which stood three blocks S.W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program,...
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KIFFIN Y. ROCKWELL
World War I soldier, aviator. First pilot of Escadrille Lafayette to shoot down enemy plane. Killed in action, Sept. 23, 1916. Home 200 yds. W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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