Downtown in Asheville in Buncombe County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Civic Pride

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 14, 2009

1. Civic Pride Marker

Inscription. Asheville's central square has long served the needs of government and commerce. From 1892 to 1926 a massive city hall with a bell tower dominated the east end. The building housed police and fire departments in addition to municipal offices. In stalls downstairs African-American and white merchants operated a public market.

Erected by Family and friends of Gordon H. Greenwood.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.

Location. 35° 35.747′ N, 82° 33.046′ W. Marker is in Asheville, North Carolina, in Buncombe County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Market Street and Collage Street on Market Street. 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: Lynching in America / The Lynching of John Humphries (within shouting distance of this marker); Past and Promise (within shouting distance of this marker); Ellington's Dream (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Monument Corner (about 300 feet away); Young Men’s Institute (about 300 feet away); Crossroads of Commerce

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(about 400 feet away); Shindig on the Green (about 400 feet away); Walk Into History (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Asheville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Zebulon Baird Vance (was about 300 feet away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Asheville Urban Trail. This marker is part of the Asheville Urban Trail. (Submitted on May 1, 2010, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)

Bell near Civic Pride Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 14, 2009

2. Bell near Civic Pride Marker

Civic Pride Emblem image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 14, 2009

3. Civic Pride Emblem

Close up of bell near Civic Pride Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 14, 2009

4. Close up of bell near Civic Pride Marker

McShane Bell Foundry, Baltimore, MD. 1891.

Brick Inscriptions near Civic Pride Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, March 14, 2009

5. Brick Inscriptions near Civic Pride Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,356 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 15, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.