Hendersonville in Henderson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Hendersonville High School

Established 1901

— "Dedicated to the Sanctity of Child Personality" —

Hendersonville High School Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2010

1. Hendersonville High School Marker

Inscription. The Judson College Building (now demolished) at the corner of Fleming Street and Third Avenue served as the first Hendersonville High School. The high school was later located in the former Noterman house at what is now Boyd Park between Main Street and Church Street at 8th Avenue beginning in 1919. The existing building at 311 8th Avenue West was dedicated on December 3, 1926.

Erected 2001 by Hendersonville High School Alumni Association, Inc.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Notable Places. A significant historical date for this entry is December 3, 1926.

Location. 35° 19.346′ N, 82° 27.881′ W. Marker is in Hendersonville, North Carolina, in Henderson County. It is on Oakland Street near 9th Avenue West, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hendersonville NC 28791, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Mountains and in Greater Asheville.

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: 1 Bearcat Boulevard (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Judson College (approx. ¼ mile away); Syndicate Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); Clarke Hardware Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hunter Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); Kirk Building (approx.

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0.4 miles away); Seventh Avenue Depot Historic District (approx. 0.4 miles away); Commercial Bank Building (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hendersonville.

Hendersonville High School and Marker, Oakland Street entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 23, 2010

2. Hendersonville High School and Marker, Oakland Street entrance

"Dedicated to the Sanctity of Child Personality"

Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 23, 2010

3. Hendersonville High School Marker

Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 23, 2010

4. Hendersonville High School Marker

seen along Oakland Street

Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,225 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 22, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.