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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MOUNT MITCHELL RAILROAD
Opened Black Mountains to logging and tourism. Built, 1911-1914. It ran from point nearby to Camp Alice, 21 mi. NE.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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FRANCES GOODRICH 1856-1944
Missionary and teacher. Her Allanstand Cottage Industries promoted the revival of Appalachian handicrafts. Lived here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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'WALTON WAR'
A boundary dispute in 1804 between N.C. & Ga. led to armed conflict. Militia called out after constable John Havner was killed 1/2 mile E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...
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BUNCOMBE TURNPIKE
Opened up western N.C. Built, 1824-28; the 75-mi. long route from S.C. line to Tenn. line, used by settlers & livestock drovers, passed nearby.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...
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OLIVE TILFORD DARGAN 1869-1968
Writer of fiction and poetry. "Fielding Burke," her pen name. Author of Call Home the Heart and Highland Annals. Home, 1925-68, was 1/4 mile N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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LILLIAN EXUM CLEMENT STAFFORD 1886-1925
First female legislator in the South. Elected to N.C. House, 1920. Her law office was 400 yds. west; home 1/2 mi. NE.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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STONEMAN'S RAID
On a raid through western North Carolina Gen. Stoneman's U.S. Cavalry passed through Hendersonville, Apr. 23, 1865.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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BASCOM LAMAR LUNSFORD
"Minstrel of Appalachia." Folklorist, collector, & performer. Pioneered and promoted American folk festivals. Was born here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is...
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ARNOLD GUYOT 1807-1884
Geographer who measured elevations at sites in western N.C., 1856-1860, including Hominy Creek Gap near here & Mt. Guyot, 25 mi. N.W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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PLOTT HOUND
State dog. Prized for big game hunting skills. Breed refined in 1800s by Henry Plott & family. Their home 2 mi. SW.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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