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Newton Academy

 
 
Newton Academy Marker - Facing North West image. Click for full size.
Photographed By R.E. Smith, August 28, 2007
1. Newton Academy Marker - Facing North West
Inscription. Established before 1793 as Union Hill Academy. Named for George Newton. Later site of a public school. Building stood 200 feet east.
 
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. Marker 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.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Asheville Normal School (approx. ¼ 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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Newton Academy Marker - Facing South image. Click for full size.
Photographed By R.E. Smith, August 27, 2007
2. Newton Academy Marker - Facing South
Newton Academy Marker - Facing North image. Click for full size.
Photographed By R.E. Smith, August 27, 2007
3. Newton Academy Marker - Facing North
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2007, by R. E. Smith of Nashville, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,773 times since then and 39 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.

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