Asheville in Buncombe County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Appalachian Stage

Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 22, 2010

1. Appalachian Stage Marker

Inscription. Since 1902, when the first city auditorium was built here, this area has been a center for entertainment and the preservation of Southern Appalachian culture. Acclaim has gone to composer Boscom Lamar Lunsford and playwright Hubert Hayes for celebrating mountain music and dance and to the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild for promoting traditional crafts.

Placed in Honor of Mitzi Schaden Tessier, Local Historian

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1902.

Location. 35° 35.665′ N, 82° 33.309′ W. Marker is in Asheville, North Carolina, in Buncombe County. Marker is on College Street (U.S. 74) near Coxe Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Located at junction with Patton Avenue, a sidewalk ground style marker. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Asheville NC 28801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Cat Walk (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Flat Iron Architecture (about 300 feet away); Shifting Landscapes (about 300 feet away); Jimmie Rodgers (about 400 feet away); Elizabeth Blackwell, M.D. (about 500 feet away); Immortal Image (about 500 feet away);

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O. Henry (about 600 feet away); Shopping Daze (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Asheville.

Also see . . . Bascom Lamar Lunsford, From Wikipedia,. a lawyer, folklorist, and performer of traditional (folk and country) music from western North Carolina. He was often known by the nickname "Minstrel of the Appalachians." (Submitted on September 26, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 22, 2010

2. Appalachian Stage Marker

An inground style marker, with a family enjoying Bronze Figures celebrating mountain music and dance

Appalachian Stage Marker, under tree, with Bronze figures at City Auditorium image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 22, 2010

3. Appalachian Stage Marker, under tree, with Bronze figures at City Auditorium

Appalachian Stage Monument to Mountain Music and Dance image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 22, 2010

4. Appalachian Stage Monument to Mountain Music and Dance

Appalachian Stage image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 22, 2010

5. Appalachian Stage

Nearby bench with Bronze fiddle, a part of the monument to mountain music and dance

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,014 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 26, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.