Banner Elk in Avery County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Lees-McRae College
September 17, 2016
1. Lees-McRae College Marker
Erected 1993 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number N-43.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Women. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.
Location. 36° 9.763′ N, 81° 52.486′ W. Marker is in Banner Elk, North Carolina, in Avery County. It 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. Marker may have been recently relocated from a block or so west of current location due to recent construction. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Banner Elk NC 28604, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Shepherd M. Dugger (within shouting distance of this marker); Banner Elk (approx. half a mile away); Cranberry Iron Mine (approx. 5 miles away); Cranberry High Veterans (approx. 5 miles away); Cranberry Mines (approx. 5 miles away); Valle Crucis Episcopal Mission
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September 17, 2016
2. Lees-McRae College Marker
September 17, 2016
3. Lees-McRae College Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2016. This page has been viewed 528 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 8, 2016. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
