On Walnut Street at Lance Avenue on Walnut Street.
English folklorist Cecil Sharp in 1916 collected ballads in the "Laurel Country." Jane Gentry, who supplied many of the songs, lived here. — — Map (db m23129) HM
Founded as Dorland Institute in 1887 by Dr. and Mrs. Luke Dorland. Taken over by Presbyterian Church U.S.A. in 1893. Became Dorland-Bell Institute in 1918 when consolidated with Bell Institute from Jewell Hill. Moved to Asheville in 1942 as part of . . . — — Map (db m23128) HM
On Bridge Street (U.S. 25) just west of South Spring Street, on the right when traveling east.
Travelers have sojourned in Hot Springs since the mid 1700s when the warm temperatures of the springs drew attention to the real jewel that is still enjoyed today. Based on all the springs had to offer, the elegant Mountain Park Hotel pulled people . . . — — Map (db m182877) HM
Early landmark. Site of Blockhouse to protect settlers from Indians, 1793. Figures on rock resemble paintings. Is 5½ miles northwest. — — Map (db m23131) HM
Erected and dedicated by the
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 . . . — — Map (db m129217) WM
On U.S. 25 at S. Serpentine, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 25. Reported missing.
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.”
— . . . — — Map (db m215336) HM
On October 17, 1863, Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside reported from Knoxville, Tennessee, that "a regiment of North Carolina troops we are now organizing here yesterday captured Warm Springs, N.C., and now hold Paint Rock Gap." This regiment, the . . . — — Map (db m23687) HM
Near Cascade Street (State Road 213) west of College Street.
Erected in 1891-1893 by the residents of the community. Bricks handmade in crude mill south of the campus. Second building on Mars Hill College campus. — — Map (db m229403) HM
Baptist farm families here established Mars Hills College in 1856. The four-acre college campus had three structures by 1861: a two-story brick classroom building, a frame dormitory for boys, and a frame teachers' residence. They stood about 75 . . . — — Map (db m23140) HM
On College Street north of Cascade Street (North Carolina Road 213), on the left when traveling north.
When Mars Hill University opened its doors in 1856, the buildings and grounds looked very different than they do today. The small four-acre campus, then called French Broad Baptist Institute, was located on the quadrangle in front of this kiosk. It . . . — — Map (db m229396) HM
Near College Street north of Cascade Street (North Carolina Road 213), on the left when traveling north.
Martin Egbert Parmalee
Architect
Robert Lee Moore
President
1910
Original use library/classroom building
Named Moore Administration Building
1922
Designated Marshbanks Hall
1979
to honor major benefactors
Mars Hill . . . — — Map (db m229404) HM
Near Bailey Street west of Women's Hill Drive, on the left when traveling west.
Named in honor of William C. McConnell
Asheville businessman
Mars Hill College Trustee, 1909-1936
Building Committee, 1914-1924
Smith and Carrier, Architects
(Richard Sharp Smith,
Chief Architect of Biltmore House)
Dr. Robert . . . — — Map (db m229406) HM
On College Street north of Cascade Street (North Carolina Road 213), on the left when traveling north.
The Rural Heritage Museum facilitates the collection,
preservation, exhibition and interpretation of artifacts relevant
to the history and culture of the Southern Appalachian region.
Through its program of changing exhibitions, the . . . — — Map (db m229402) HM
Near College Street north of Cascade Street (North Carolina Road 213), on the left when traveling north.
1906 Spivey Hall, boarding house for boys • Property conveyed to Mars Hill College by the Rev. and Mrs. Frank A. Clark
1907 Treat Dormitory of male students • Milo Clinton Treat, Matching Gift • Architect Unknown
1921 Spilman . . . — — Map (db m229408) HM
Near Cascade Street (State Road 213) west of College Street, on the right when traveling west.
Dr. W. F. Robinson Memorial Infirmary
Henry Irven Gaines, Architect
1935
Erected as a memorial to:
Dr. Willard Filmore Robinson (1868-1933)
MHC Physician, 1929-1933
MHC Trustee, 1898-1933
Gift by widow, Flora Harding (Eaton) . . . — — Map (db m229407) HM
"Completed in 1827 from Saluda Gap to Buncombe County Court House and along the French Broad River by way of Barnard's and Warm Springs to Tennessee line. Served as the major trade route through mountains of western North Carolina until 1882." — — Map (db m23690) HM
On North Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
Colonel Edward F. Rector, a native of Madison County, NC, proudly served our country in World War II as a member of the Flying Tigers. — — Map (db m254589) WM
Stock Stand owned by Vance, father of Governor Zebulon B. Vance, stood a few yard to the east. The Stand or Inn was also the home of the Vance family for a few years. In 1853 Zebulon Vance gave land as a site for Marshall as the county seat. — — Map (db m23692) HM
On Walnut Drive at Barnard Road (County Road 1151), on the right when traveling south on Walnut Drive.
Early sessions of Madison County court were held in a log house on this site between 1851 and 1859. Bell Institute, a school operated by the Presbyterian Church USA, served the area. The school house and a dormitory stood a few yards west. — — Map (db m187601) HM
On South Main Street (Business U.S. 70) west of Hill Street, on the left when traveling east.
On May 13, 1861, voters gathered here in Marshall, the Madison County seat, to elect a delegate for the Secession Convention to be held in Raleigh. The citizens were divided in their loyalties. Sheriff Ransom P. Merrill and others were later . . . — — Map (db m254517) HM
Near Blannahassett Island Road north of Baileys Branch Road (County Road 1001), on the left when traveling north.
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Marshall High School
1926 — — Map (db m187808) HM
On North Main Street (Business U.S. 70) near Bailey's Branch Road, on the right when traveling north.
The original Charters of Freedom are on
display in The Rotunda at the National
Archives in Washington, D.C.
The Declaration of Independence was adopted July 4, 1776.
The United States Constitution was adopted . . . — — Map (db m254586) HM
