Asheville in Buncombe County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Sulphur Springs
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, April 14, 2009
1. Sulphur Springs Marker
Health & social resort during the nineteenth century; patronized by low-country planters. Springs are 600 yds. S.
Erected 1969 by North Carolina Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number P-53.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Natural Features • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
Location. 35° 34.265′ N, 82° 37.15′ W. Marker is in Asheville, North Carolina, in Buncombe County. It is at the intersection of Patton Avenue (U.S. 19/23) and Old Haywood Road (North Carolina Highway 1404) on Patton Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1624 Patton Avenue, 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 North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Olive Tilford Dargan (approx. 1.2 miles away); "End of Car Line" (approx. 1.6 miles away); Home Place of Capt. Wm. Moore (approx. 1.8 miles away); William Moore (approx. 1.9 miles away); Rutherford Trace (approx. 2 miles away); Electric Streetcars (approx. 2.8 miles away); Lynching in America / The Lynching of Hezekiah Rankin (approx. 2.9 miles away); Welcome to the River Arts District (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Asheville.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 19, 2012
2. Sulphur Springs Marker
Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 19, 2012
3. Sulphur Springs Marker, seen along Patton Avenue (U.S. 19) at Old Haywood Road
Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,973 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 16, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. 2, 3. submitted on May 21, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
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