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College Stone Wall and Gate

 
 
College Stone Wall & Gate Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 12, 2008
1. College Stone Wall & Gate Marker
Inscription.
Erected by WPA in 1936-7
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places

By The United States
Department of the Interior
1994

 
Erected 1994 by The United States Department of the Interior.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationLandmarksNotable Places. In addition, it is included in the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1994.
 
Location. 35° 14.197′ N, 82° 43.911′ W. Marker is in Brevard, North Carolina, in Transylvania County. It is at the intersection of Asheville Hwy (U.S. 276) and N. French Broad St. on Asheville Hwy. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brevard NC 28712, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Mountains. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original
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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: Brevard College (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Weaver College Bell (about 500 feet away); Weaver College Bell Tower (about 500 feet away); Transylvania County Courthouse (approx. Ό mile away); In Honor and Memory (approx. Ό mile away); McMinn Building (approx. Ό mile away); Tree Planted in Memory of George Washington (approx. Ό mile away); "Moms" Mabley (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brevard.
 
College Stone Wall & Gate image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 12, 2008
2. College Stone Wall & Gate
On the grounds of Brevard College. Marker is on the center arch.
College Stone Wall And Gate image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 12, 2008
3. College Stone Wall And Gate
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,256 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 14, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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