French botanist, pioneer in studying flora of western North Carolina, visited Roan Mountain, 12 miles north, August 16, 1794, & May 6, 1795. — — Map (db m84685) HM
American botanist and Harvard professor. In July, 1841, investigated flora of this region. He visited Roan Mountain, 12 miles north. — — Map (db m84684) HM
Mitchell County
Courthouse
This building is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Built 1907 — — Map (db m285438) HM
1868
The first Mitchell County Courthouse was constructed on this site.
1947
The first Mitchell County Public Library was located in the room over the coal shed.
1956
A brick jail was built attached to the 1907 courthouse. . . . — — Map (db m285362) HM
In the year of our Lord August 1, 1972 A. D. Dedicated to the memory of the brave men and women of Mitchell County, N. C.
living and dead who offered their lives in the military service of their country.
God Bless America — — Map (db m285437) WM
Founded 1929 by Lucy Morgan (1889-1981) to promote traditional crafts including pottery, metal-working, and weaving. Campus 1 mile S.W. — — Map (db m79446) HM
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 m285443) HM
Rededicated on September 29th, 1980
to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the heroic march
of the "Over the Mountain Men."
When American independence looked hopeless
a citizen army marched thru this mountain gap
to challenge British . . . — — Map (db m138466) HM WM
The scenic mountain highway idea originated long before the Blue Ridge Parkway project began. In 1906, Joseph Hyde Pratt, North Carolina's State Geologist, proposed a toll road following the crest of the Ridge mountains from Marion, Virginia to . . . — — Map (db m140600) HM
On Friday, September 29, 1780, a large part of the American Army passed this spot, under command of Colonels William Campbell, Isaac Shelby and John Sevier. On their march to the battle of King's Mountain, where the British and Tory forces, . . . — — Map (db m138478) HM WM
The men of Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina on their way from Sycamore Shoals to King's Mountain encamped on the third night of their march.
September 28, 1780 — — Map (db m285448) HM
