Waynesville in Haywood County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Century Vault

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 15, 2016

1. Century Vault Marker

Inscription. Herein are mementoes from the people of the year A.D. 1976 to the people of the year A.D. 2076.

Sealed during our Bicentennial Celebration
July 4, 1976

Erected by the Waynesville Rotary Club

Erected 1976 by Waynesville Rotary Club.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Patriots & Patriotism. In addition, it is included in the Rotary International, the The Spirit of ’76, America’s Bicentennial Celebration, and the Time Capsules series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1976.

Location. 35° 29.548′ N, 82° 59.223′ W. Marker is in Waynesville, North Carolina, in Haywood County. It can be reached from the intersection of North Main Street (Business U.S. 23) and Depot Street (State Road 1247), on the left when traveling north. Marker is located near the southeast corner of the Haywood County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 285 North Main Street, Waynesville NC 28786, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Mountains, specifically in Greater Asheville,

and in the Great Smoky 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: Haywood County Veterans Monument (a few steps from this marker); Haywood County Korean War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Haywood County Confederate Memorial

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(a few steps from this marker); First American Veterans Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Arch (within shouting distance of this marker); N.C. Education Association (within shouting distance of this marker); Haywood County Vietnam War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Haywood County Revolutionary War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waynesville.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 15, 2016

2. Century Vault Marker

(marker and time capsule at bottom left corner • Haywood County Courthouse in background)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 396 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 3, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.