On Church Street (U.S. 19/23) at Hampton Heights Road, on the right when traveling west on Church Street.
Geographer who measured elevation at sites in western N.C., 1856~1860, including Hominy Creek Gap near here & Mt. Guyot, 25 mi. N.W. — — Map (db m198719) HM
On Park Street west of Academy Street, on the left when traveling west.
The Colonial Theater building constructed
in 1932 at a cost of $50,000,
was built specifically as a motion picture theatre.
The original owner, Marion Sprinkle
is still remembered by the letter “S”
that can be seen on the top side of each . . . — — Map (db m229431) HM
On Blue Ridge Parkway (at milepost 411), 0.9 miles north of U.S. 276, on the right when traveling north.
Nestled in the valley below is the Cradle of Forestry in America, the birthplace of science-based forest management and a living legacy made possible by George and Edith Vanderbilt of the nearby Biltmore Estate. Some 87,000 acres of the Vanderbilt's . . . — — Map (db m123232) HM
This Monument is Dedicated to the Men and Women of Haywood County who served during World War II and to those who gave their lives in defense of our country.
A nearby stone marker lists local World War II Congressional Medal of Honor . . . — — Map (db m19948) HM
On Lake Logan Road (State Road 215) at Friendly House Road (State Road 1128) on Lake Logan Road.
Founded 1868. Oldest
Universalist church in
western N.C. Hannah J.
Powell led mission work
and school, 1921-42, at
site 100 yards south. — — Map (db m229442) HM
On Cruso Road (U.S. 276) at Lenoir Lane, on the right when traveling east on Cruso Road.
This 1807 farm is the
oldest continually operated
farm in Haywood County.
Ancestors of today's Devon
cattle arrived in this
country in the mid-1620s.
Descendants have been at
this farm since 1849.
Original owners, Colonel
Thomas Lenoir and . . . — — Map (db m229441) HM
On Locust Street at Pennsylvania Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Locust Street.
The first Locust Old Fields Baptist Church was established here in 1803. It was among the first churches established west of Asheville. Although the original building no longer stands, it served the small community here for many years as a house of . . . — — Map (db m75504) HM
On Pisgah Drive (North Carolina Route 110) at Jeffrey Lane, on the right when traveling north on Pisgah Drive.
This tree has witnessed several centuries of history, provided shade for nearby early Native American settlements, edged the trail of the Rutherford Trace march against the Cherokee, and served as a boundary marker before Haywood County was . . . — — Map (db m234881) HM
The original purpose for this building was to house the local Canton Library. Constructed in 1954 with the funds of the Champion Paper Foundation, the brick structure was dedicated the same year.
William B. Umstead, North Carolina's then . . . — — Map (db m234882) HM
On Lake Logan Road (State Road 1111) at Ideal Way, on the right when traveling north on Lake Logan Road.
This Pratt through-truss bridge, known as
Truss Bridge #79, was fabricated by the Phoenix
Bridge Co. in 1891 and was originally erected
about a mile downstream. When replaced with a
larger bridge in the 1920s, the old iron bridge
was relocated . . . — — Map (db m229447) HM
On Pisgah Drive (State Highway 110) at Max Thompson Road (State Road 1105), on the right when traveling north on Pisgah Drive.
“Filmore” was known as the
Pigeon River Inventor and lived
just 100 yards east of here. →
He was one of N.C.'s most prolific
inventors and was reported to have
100 or more patents for his inventions,
including several merchant's . . . — — Map (db m229432) HM