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Highlands in Macon County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Elizabeth Wright Prince House

 
 
Elizabeth Wright Prince House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 5, 2020
1. Elizabeth Wright Prince House Marker
Inscription. Elizabeth Wright Prince House has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017 by the United States Department of the Interior.
 
Erected 2019 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 237.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable BuildingsWomen. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 2017.
 
Location. 35° 3.316′ N, 83° 11.809′ W. Marker is in Highlands, North Carolina, in Macon County. It is at the intersection of North 4th Street (U.S. 64) and Spruce Street, on the left when traveling north on North 4th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 474 N 4th St, Highlands NC 28741, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s and he Mountains in the Golden Corner. 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.
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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: Mary Lapham (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Highlands Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away); Thomas Harbison (about 700 feet away); The Highlands Inn (approx. 0.2 miles away); Moccasin War (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Old Edwards Inn (approx. 0.2 miles away); Andrι Michaux (approx. 0.2 miles away); Highlands First Presbyterian Church (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Highlands.
 
Elizabeth Wright Prince House National Register plaque image. Click for full size.
Warren LeMay via Flickr/Public domain, January 2, 2019
2. Elizabeth Wright Prince House National Register plaque
Elizabeth Wright Prince House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 5, 2020
3. Elizabeth Wright Prince House Marker
Elizabeth Wright Prince House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 5, 2020
4. Elizabeth Wright Prince House
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 454 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on September 15, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.   2. submitted on December 5, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.   3, 4. submitted on September 15, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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