Asheville in Buncombe County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Electric Streetcars
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 14, 2009
1. Electric Streetcars Marker
Erected 2007 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number P-86.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 1, 1889.
Location. 35° 34.981′ N, 82° 34.277′ W. Marker is in Asheville, North Carolina, in Buncombe County. It is at the intersection of Haywood Road (State Highway 191) and Euclid Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on Haywood Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Asheville NC 28806, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Welcome to the River Arts District (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Asheville Black Cultural Heritage Trail / Asheville's Black Newspapers / The Flood of 1916 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Unsung Builders of the Swannanoa Tunnel (approx. 0.4 miles away); America's First Black Union Represents Ashevillians (approx. 0.4 miles away); William R. "Seaborn" Saxon (approx. 0.4 miles
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Daniel K. Moore (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 14, 2009
2. Electric Streetcars Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,316 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 15, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
