Banner Elk in Avery County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Shepherd M. Dugger
Photographed By Don Morfe, August 20, 2014
1. Shepherd M. Dugger Marker
Author of The Balsam Groves of the Grandfather Mountain, 1892; educator and humorist. Grave one block south.
Erected 1971 by State Department of Archives and History. (Marker Number N-36.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.
Location. 36° 9.768′ N, 81° 52.467′ W. Marker is in Banner Elk, North Carolina, in Avery County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street West (State Highway 184/194) and Maple Court, on the right when traveling west on Main Street West. The marker is near the entrance to Lees-McRae College. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Banner Elk NC 28604, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Lees-McRae College (within shouting distance of this marker); Banner Elk (approx. half a mile away); Cranberry Iron Mine (approx. 5 miles away); Cranberry Mines (approx. 5 miles away); Valle Crucis Episcopal Mission (approx. 5.3 miles away); Asa Gray (approx.
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Photographed By Don Morfe, August 20, 2014
2. Shepherd M. Dugger Marker
Photographed By Don Morfe, August 20, 2014
3. Lees-McRae College building
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 745 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 29, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
