Grandfather Mountain near Linville in Avery County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Asa Gray

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, June 28, 2009

1. Asa Gray Marker

Inscription. American botanist and Harvard professor. In July,1841, investigated flora of this region. He visited Grandfather Mountain.

Erected 1970 by State Department of Archives and History. (Marker Number N-18.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Horticulture & Forestry. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1841.

Location. 36° 5.093′ N, 81° 50.809′ W. Marker is near Linville, North Carolina, in Avery County. It is in Grandfather Mountain. It is on Blowing Rock Highway (U.S. 221). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2050 Blowing Rock Hwy, Linville NC 28646, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s and he Mountains in the High Country. 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.

Historically, it finds

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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Andre Michaux (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Stephen Tyng Mather (approx. 1.8 miles away); Linn Cove Viaduct (approx. 1.9 miles away); A Woman of War (approx. 2.8 miles away); Former Avery County Jail (approx. 4.4 miles away); Avery County Salute to Veterans (approx. 4.4 miles away); Avery County Veterans Monument (approx. 4½ miles away); Banner Elk (approx. 5.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Linville.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, June 28, 2009

2. Asa Gray Marker

Asa Gray Marker, looking south along US 221 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by an S.C. Traveler, June 2011

3. Asa Gray Marker, looking south along US 221

Asa Gray Marker,(r), seen looking north along US 221, at Grandfather Mountain State Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by an S.C. Traveler, June 2011

4. Asa Gray Marker,(r), seen looking north along US 221, at Grandfather Mountain State Park

Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,161 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 29, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. 3, 4. submitted on June 13, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.