Brevard in Transylvania County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Witness Tree
Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 30, 2023
1. The Witness Tree Marker
Erected 1958 by Waightstill Avery Chapter N.S.D.A.R.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), and the Historic Trees series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1798.
Location. 35° 16.576′ N, 82° 42.04′ W. Marker is in Brevard, North Carolina, in Transylvania County. It is on Asheville Highway (North Carolina Route 280), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2766 Asheville Highway, Brevard NC 28712, 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 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Allison-Deaver House (within shouting distance of this marker); Estatoe Path (approx. 0.4 miles away); Transylvania County Supreme Sacrifice Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Transylvania County World War I Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named The Allison-Deaver House (approx. half a mile away); A Snapshot in Time / Byway Hightlights (approx. 0.6 miles away); Farming Davidson River Valley (approx. 2.2 miles away); Brevard College (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brevard.
Also see . . . Witness Tree Was Historic Local Landmark (The Rowell Bosse North Carolina Room).
Excerpt: When George W. Young was establishing his property lines in the 1880s several of the oldest men in the county identified a particular white oak as the beginning corner of the James Hughey Land Grant. These men had lived here their entire lives, since the time when the(Submitted on January 3, 2024.)property belonged to Buncombe County, through 24 years as Henderson County and finally as Transylvania County beginning in 1861.Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 30, 20232. The Witness Tree Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 440 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 1, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
