Flat Rock in Henderson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
George A. Trenholm
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 12, 2008
1. GEORGE A. TRENHOLM Marker
Erected 1959 by Archives and Hichway Departments. (Marker Number P-52.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
Location. 35° 17.046′ N, 82° 26.578′ W. Marker is in Flat Rock, North Carolina, in Henderson County. It is at the intersection of Greenville Highway (U.S. 25) and North Highland Lake Road (County Route 1783), on the right when traveling north on Greenville Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Flat Rock NC 28731, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Mountains and in Greater Asheville. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: St. John in the Wilderness (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); James Brown (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named St. John in the Wilderness (about 600 feet away); C.G. Memminger (about 600 feet away); Mountain Lodge (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hemlocks (approx. 0.4 miles away);
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Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 12, 2008
2. GEORGE A. TRENHOLM Marker
October 12, 2008
3. George A. Trenholm
George Alfred Trenholm (February 25, 1807 – December 9, 1876) was a prominent politician in the Confederate States of America.
George Alfred Trenholm was born in Charleston, South Carolina. At the age of sixteen he left school and went to work for a major cotton broker, John Fraser & Co. in Charleston. By 1853 he was head of the company. When the Civil War broke out, John Fraser & Co. became the Confederate government's overseas banker and financed its own fleet of blockade runners. Trenholm was appointed Confederate Secretary of the Treasury on July 18, 1864. He fled Richmond with the rest of the government in April, 1865. Due to illness he resigned on April 27, 1865. He was later briefly imprisoned at Fort Pulaski near Savannah, Georgia.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,961 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 12, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
