FORESTRY SCHOOL
First U.S. school of forestry. Established 1898 by Dr. C. A. Schenck, chief forester, Biltmore estate. Location until 1909 was nearby.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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EDGAR W. ('BILL') NYE 1850-1896
Humorist and journalist. Retired to N.C., 1891. Lived at "Buck Shoals," 3 1/2 mi. W. His grave is one mile north.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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SHERRILL'S INN
Established in 1834 to serve travelers crossing Hickory Nut Gap. In continuous service until 1909. House stands 300 yards south.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...
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WEAVER COLLEGE
Founded as Weaverville College, 1873; Methodist, coeducational. In 1934 merged with Rutherford to form Brevard College. Campus was one block W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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ASHEVILLE NORMAL SCHOOL
Presbyterian. Opened 1887 as Home Industrial School. Teacher's College 1892-1944. Stood nearby.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full...
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SHAWS CREEK CHURCH AND CAMP GROUNDS
Methodist. Congregation was organized at a camp meeting ca. 1810, on land donated by James Johnson. Church, 1905, is .3 mi. N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is...
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BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE
Est. in 1933; closed 1956. Experimental school with emphasis on fine arts & progressive education. Campus was 3 mi. NW.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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WOLFE'S ANGEL
Marble statue from the Asheville shop of W. O. Wolfe. Inspired title of son Thomas Wolfe's Look Homeward Angel. Stands 150 feet south.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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BALLADRY
English folklorist Cecil Sharp in 1916 collected ballads in the "Laurel Country." Jane Gentry, who supplied many of the songs, lived here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS
CCC camps were established as a New Deal relief measure. Camp John Rock, among first, operated here, 1933-36.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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BILTMORE HOUSE
Designed for George W. Vanderbilt by Richard M. Hunt. Constructed, 1890-1895. Opened to public, 1930. Three miles west.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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WARREN WILSON COLLEGE
Founded in 1894 by the Presbyterian Church as Asheville Farm School. A four-year college since 1966. 1 1/2 mi. E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...
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QUALLA BOUNDARY
Soco Gap, initial point of U.S. survey, 1876, of Cherokee Reservation, created through earlier efforts of W. H. Thomas, white Cherokee chief.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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BREVARD COLLEGE
Methodist. Opened 1934 on campus of Brevard Institute after merger of Rutherford College (est. 1853) and Weaver College (est. 1873).Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...
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SHELTON LAUREL MASSACRE
Thirteen men and boys, suspected of Unionism, were killed by Confederate soldiers in early 1863. Graves 8 mi. E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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