Asheville in Buncombe County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Robert E. Lee
Dixie Highway
Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2010
1. Robert E. Lee Dixie Highway Marker
United Daughters of the Confederacy
and Friends
In loving memory of
Robert E. Lee
and to mark the route of the
Dixie Highway
“The shaft memorial and highway straight
attest his worth — he cometh to his own.”
— Littlefield —
Erected 1926 by United Daughters of the Confederacy and Friends.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.
Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 35° 35.698′ N, 82° 33.101′ W. Marker was in Asheville, North Carolina, in Buncombe County. Marker was on Biltmore Avenue (U.S. 25) near Patton Avenue (U.S. 74E), on the right when traveling north. Located at Pack Square. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Asheville NC 28801, United States of America.
We have been informed that this sign or monument is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
Other nearby markers. At least
this page online
More about this marker. Marker removed jointly in July, 2020 by Buncombe County Commission and City of Asheville. Placed in storage but base still remains.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Robert E. Lee segment , Dixie Highway, traveling north
Also see . . . The Dixie Highway. ...inspired by the example of the slightly earlier Lincoln Highway.... (Submitted on June 6, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 22, 2010
2. Robert E. Lee Dixie Highway Marker
Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 22, 2010
3. Robert E. Lee Dixie Highway Marker, at Pack Square
Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 22, 2010
4. Robert E. Lee Dixie Highway Marker looking southward along Biltmore Avenue (US 25)
Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 22, 2010
5. Robert E. Lee Marker, back (east side )
In memory of
Colonel John Kerr Connally
Commanding Officer of the Celebrated 55th N.C. Regiment C.S.A.
Wounded at Gettysburg 1863
Colonel John Kerr Connally
Commanding Officer of the Celebrated 55th N.C. Regiment C.S.A.
Wounded at Gettysburg 1863
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, February 16, 2015
6. Robert E. Lee
This c. 1861 lithograph of Robert E. Lee by Charles G. Crehen (after Mathew Brady) hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC.
“Robert E, Lee was one of the best soldiers in the pre-Civil War army, He had an impeccable carreer at West Point and served with distinction in the Mexican American War, Lee was handsome and he could be charmingly sociable, although as he grew older he became more reserved; his sense of responsibility to his family may have sobered him, as did his religious awakening as an adult, And he had married into the family of George Washington, with all that that entailed in terms of the burden of the past, Lee served diligently in the U.S. Army; famously, when civil war came, he sided with Virginia over the nation. When he resigned from the army, his old mentor Winfield Scott told Lee, ‘I think you've made the greatest mistake of your life!’” — National Portrait Gallery
“Robert E, Lee was one of the best soldiers in the pre-Civil War army, He had an impeccable carreer at West Point and served with distinction in the Mexican American War, Lee was handsome and he could be charmingly sociable, although as he grew older he became more reserved; his sense of responsibility to his family may have sobered him, as did his religious awakening as an adult, And he had married into the family of George Washington, with all that that entailed in terms of the burden of the past, Lee served diligently in the U.S. Army; famously, when civil war came, he sided with Virginia over the nation. When he resigned from the army, his old mentor Winfield Scott told Lee, ‘I think you've made the greatest mistake of your life!’” — National Portrait Gallery
Credits. This page was last revised on November 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,101 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 6, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 6. submitted on July 19, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
