Asheville in Buncombe County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Stoneman's Raid
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 19, 2008
1. Stoneman's Raid Marker
Erected 1988 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number P-9.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1775.
Location. 35° 33.298′ N, 82° 32.33′ W. Marker is in Asheville, North Carolina, in Buncombe County. It is on Hendersonville Road (U.S. 25). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Asheville NC 28803, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rutherford Trace (approx. 0.7 miles away); The County of Buncombe (approx. 0.9 miles away); Biltmore House (approx. 0.9 miles away); George Vanderbilt's Biltmore (approx. 0.9 miles away); Flood of 1916 (approx. one mile away); First in Forestry (approx. 1.2 miles away); Frederick Law Olmsted & the Approach Road (approx. 1.2 miles away); Biltmore: A Collaboration (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Asheville.
Regarding Stoneman's Raid. In March 1865, toward the end of the Civil War, Union Gen. George Stoneman
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Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 19, 2008
2. Stoneman's Raid Marker
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 19, 2008
3. Biltmore School
The marker is located in front of the Historical Biltmore School.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,379 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 20, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
