Kenilworth in Asheville in Buncombe County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Newton Academy
Photographed by R.E. Smith, August 28, 2007
1. Newton Academy Marker - Facing North West
Erected 1992 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number P-18.)
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 1793.
Location. 35° 34.567′ N, 82° 32.817′ W. Marker is in Asheville, North Carolina, in Buncombe County. It is in Kenilworth. It is on Biltmore Avenue near Doctors Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Asheville NC 28803, 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: Asheville Normal School (approx. Ό mile away); St. Genevieve ~ Of ~ The ~ Pines (approx. 0.3 miles away); Flood of 1916 (approx. half a mile away); Smith-McDowell House (approx. half a mile away); Private George Avery (approx. 0.6 miles away); Biltmore House (approx. 0.6 miles away); The County of Buncombe (approx. 0.7 miles away); Rutherford Trace (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Asheville.
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Photographed by R.E. Smith, August 27, 2007
2. Newton Academy Marker - Facing South
Photographed by R.E. Smith, August 27, 2007
3. Newton Academy Marker - Facing North
Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2007, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 2,519 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 3, 2007, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
