Grandfather Mountain near Linville in Avery County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Andre Michaux
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, June 28, 2009
1. Andre Michaux Marker
Erected 1970 by State Department of Archives and History. (Marker Number N-22.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Horticulture & Forestry. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1794.
Location. 36° 5.084′ N, 81° 50.746′ W. Marker is near Linville, North Carolina, in Avery County. It is in Grandfather Mountain. It is at the intersection of Blowing Rock Highway (U.S. 221) and Blowing Rock Highway on Blowing Rock Highway. 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 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Asa Gray (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Stephen Tyng Mather (approx. 1.8 miles away); Linn Cove Viaduct (approx. 1.8 miles away); A Woman of War (approx. 2.8 miles away); Former Avery County Jail (approx. 4½ miles away); Avery County Salute to Veterans (approx. 4½ miles away);
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Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, June 28, 2009
2. Entrance to Grandfather Mountain
Photographed by an S.C. Traveler, June 2011
3. Andre Michaux Marker, looking north along US 221 at Grandfather Mountain
Photographed by an S.C. Traveler, June 2011
4. Andre Michaux Marker, looking southbound along US 221
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,315 times since then and 29 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.
