On West Main Street (State Highway 27) east of North Government Street, on the right when traveling east.
French botanist, pioneer in studying flora of western North Carolina, passed through Lincolnton, July 24, Sept. 11, 1794, and April 29, 1795. — — Map (db m44390) HM
On Aviation Avenue near South Aviation Road, on the left when traveling east.
André Michaux (1746-1802), botanist to Louis XVI of France, lived here 1786-96. He established a botanical garden 300 yards north in order to export native American trees and plants to France. Michaux was the first to import the camellia, crape . . . — — Map (db m38883) HM
