Downtown in Asheville in Buncombe County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Anne Penland
1885-1976
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 23, 2022
1. Anne Penland Marker
Erected 2017 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number P-97.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, World I • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.
Location. 35° 35.79′ N, 82° 33.313′ W. Marker is in Asheville, North Carolina, in Buncombe County. It is in Downtown. It is on Haywood Street south of Vanderbilt Place, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 65 Haywood 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: Shopping Daze (within shouting distance of this marker); Sweet Harmonies (within shouting distance of this marker); Raphael Guastavino (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Historic Hilltop (about 300 feet away); Jimmie Rodgers (about 400 feet away); Flat Iron Architecture (about 500 feet away); Shifting Landscapes (about 600 feet away); Crafting Our Culture (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Asheville.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Battery Porter (was about 600 feet
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Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 23, 2022
2. Anne Penland Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 451 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 10, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
