Near Crossnore in Avery County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Crossnore School
| | Benjamin F. Long IV Fresco Trail | |
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 24, 2023
1. The Crossnore School Marker
Nowhere is The Crossnore School's mission to provide hope and healing in a homelike residential education setting for children from families in crisis more lovingly portrayed than through Ben Long's rendering of Mark 10:14, Suffer the little children to come unto me and forbid them not for of such is the kingdom of God. This powerful masterpiece features many of the faces of Crossnore children. Just as Christ draws the children to His side, The Crossnore School opens its arms to North Carolina's abused, abandoned and neglected, to come and find a haven of safety, stability and love.
The Crossnore School, founded in 1913 by Mary Martin Sloop, is a private, non-profit children's home and school located in Avery County, North Carolina. Crossnore is licensed through the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Crossnore's special niche is keeping sibling groups together.
Groups are welcome to call and schedule a tour of campus, or may visit the fresco seven days a week which is located in the E. H. Sloop Chapel built in 1956 and on the National Register of Historic Places. For more information about The Crossnore School, its programs and the Benjamin Long, IV fresco, please call 828-733-4305 ar visit our website at www.crossnoreschool.org
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Erected by Blue Ridge National Heritage Area.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.
Location. 36° 1.155′ N, 81° 55.425′ W. Marker is near Crossnore, North Carolina, in Avery County. It is on Linville Falls Highway (U.S. 221) west of Sloop Mill Dam Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 174 Aldridge-Johnson Ln, Newland NC 28657, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s and he Mountains in the High Country. 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Crossnore School (a few steps from this marker); DAR Chapter House (approx. half a mile away); The Bell Tower (approx. half a mile away); The Weaving Room at Crossnore School (approx. half a mile away); A Woman of War
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 24, 2023
2. The Crossnore School Marker
Another marker is no longer nearby. Gardens of the Blue Ridge (was approx. 2.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . .
1. The Crossnore Communities for Children Ben Long Fresco. This powerful masterpiece features many of the faces of former Crossnore children. This is one of the frescoes on the Benjamin F. Long IV North Carolina Fresco Trail. (Blue Ridge Heritage Trail) (Submitted on July 25, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. Sloop Chapel & Fresco. Image gallery of the chapel and the fresco. (Crossnore Communities for Children) (Submitted on July 25, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 24, 2023
3. E. H. Sloop Chapel
Benjamin Long, IV's fresco is located within this chapel on the Crossnore campus.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 473 times since then and 38 times this year. Last updated on December 15, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 25, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
