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Jeter C. Pritchard

 
 
Jeter C. Pritchard Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 19, 2008
1. Jeter C. Pritchard Marker
Inscription. United States Senator, 1895-1903. Republican leader, newspaperman, federal judge. His home is 3/10 mile east; grave is 1.3 mi. west.
 
Erected 1951 by Archives Conservation and Highway Departments. (Marker Number P-32.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesCommunications. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
 
Location. 35° 36.206′ N, 82° 33.198′ W. Marker is in Asheville, North Carolina, in Buncombe County. It is in Five Points. It is at the intersection of E Chestnut St and Merrimon Ave. on E Chestnut St. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Asheville NC 28801, 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 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: Locke Craig (approx. Ό mile away); Kiffin Y. Rockwell (approx. 0.3 miles away); Riverside Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Votes for Women (approx. 0.4 miles away); We Are Still Here (approx. 0.4 miles away); This Is Cherokee Basketry (approx. 0.4 miles away); This Is Cherokee Language (approx. 0.4 miles away); This Is Cherokee Land (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Asheville.
 
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1st U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery (was approx. Ό mile away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Also see . . .  Biographical Directory of the U. S. Congress - Jeter C. Pritchard. (Submitted on October 20, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
 
Jeter C. Pritchard Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 19, 2008
2. Jeter C. Pritchard Marker
Jeter C. Pritchard Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 19, 2008
3. Jeter C. Pritchard Marker
Jeter C. Pritchard Marker looking northwest corner E. Chestnut St. and Merrimon Ave. (US 25) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2010
4. Jeter C. Pritchard Marker looking northwest corner E. Chestnut St. and Merrimon Ave. (US 25)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,309 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 19, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina.   3. submitted on October 20, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina.   4. submitted on May 31, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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