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

Votes for Women

Road to the 19th Amendment

— National Votes for Women Trail —

 
 
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Photographed by Tim Fillmon, August 18, 2022
1. Votes For Women Marker
Inscription. Helen Morris Lewis suffrage leader who founded NC Equal Rights Association here at Mayor Thomas Patton's home in November 1894.
 
Erected 2021 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 87.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil RightsWomen. In addition, it is included in the National Votes for Women Trail series list. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1894.
 
Location. 35° 36.157′ N, 82° 32.804′ W. Marker is in Asheville, North Carolina, in Buncombe County. It is in Charlotte Street. It is on Charlotte Street just south of East Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 88 Charlotte St, 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: Allen High School (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lillian Exum Clement Stafford (approx. 0.4 miles away); Jeter C. Pritchard (approx. 0.4 miles away); Allen School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Thomas Wolfe House / Dixieland (approx. 0.4 miles away); Children's Playhouse (approx. 0.4 miles away); To Honor the Revolutionary Soldiers (approx. 0.4 miles away); Thomas Wolfe Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Asheville.
 
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 Helen Morris Lewis. (Submitted on November 2, 2022, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.)
 
Votes For Women Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, August 18, 2022
2. Votes For Women Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2022, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 253 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 2, 2022, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.
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Jun. 15, 2026