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N.C. Education Association

 
 
N.C. Education Association Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 17, 2008
1. N.C. Education Association Marker
Inscription. Organized in 1884 as N.C. Teachers Assembly in the White Sulphur Springs Hotel. Building was one mile northwest.
 
Erected 1985 by Division or Archives and History. (Marker Number P-58.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1884.
 
Location. 35° 29.554′ N, 82° 59.246′ W. Marker is in Waynesville, North Carolina, in Haywood County. It is on Depot Street (State Highway 1247) near Montgomery Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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: First American Veterans Monument (a few steps from this marker); Haywood County Veterans Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Haywood County Korean War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Century Vault (within shouting distance of this marker); Haywood County Vietnam War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Haywood County Confederate Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Arch
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(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.
 
N.C. Education Association Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 17, 2008
2. N.C. Education Association Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 932 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 8, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 13, 2026