The knoll low on the ridge to the right boasts this celestial name. It is well known locally that hunters often sat about a night fire there while they followed the chase in the lowlands. They knew which hound held the lead by the . . . — — Map (db m104662) HM
You are looking into Basin Creek Cove. The log cabin 1500 feet below was the home of Martin and Janie Caudill and their 14 children. Martin's father, Harrison, who fathered 22 children, lived about a mile down the creek in the community of Basin . . . — — Map (db m306198) HM
Robert Lee Doughton, for whom Doughton Park is named, was born in Alleghany County, North Carolina, November 7, 1863. An original and leading advocate of the establishment and development of the Blue Ridge Parkway, he was a member of the United . . . — — Map (db m91786) HM
[southwest side]Coast Guard Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps ☆ Dedicated to the honor and sacrifice of our Men and Women who served our Country in War and Peace ☆[northeast . . . — — Map (db m227326) WM
Crouse Park Sparta and Alleghany County have a rich heritage of music, crafts and agriculture. Crouse Park, including the Crouse House before you, was donated to the town in 1969. The Park hosts the Crouse House Pickers Monday night jam . . . — — Map (db m182942) HM
The massive gray rock before you is Stone Mountain, formed about 350 million years ago from intense heat and pressure deep within the earth. Centuries of erosion uncovered the rock and sculptured it into the curious shape it is today.
At one . . . — — Map (db m140553) HM
For thousands of years Native Americans cultivated the fertile valleys of the Blue Ridge region including North Carolina. Employing techniques such as slash and burn to clear small areas of forested land and fertilize the soil, the Cherokee raised . . . — — Map (db m123230) HM
1883 The Spring is Discovered The Healing Spring was discovered by Willie Barker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Barker, according to well-accepted tradition. As the story goes, Willie was helping his father plow corn when his father sent him to the . . . — — Map (db m228778) HM
Grayson County, Virginia. Area 425 square miles. Formed in 1792 from Wythe. Named for William Grayson, one of the first two United States Senators from Virginia. Headwaters of New River are in this county.
North . . . — — Map (db m228775) HM
North Carolina. Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote readiness for independence, Apr. 12, 1776
Virginia. First permanent English colony in America, 1607, one of thirteen . . . — — Map (db m95737) HM
American botanist and Harvard professor. In July 1841, investigated the region's flora. Headquarters was in house that stood 50 yds. N. — — Map (db m95736) HM
With European farmlands devastated and farmers called into military service
during WWI, America's European allies turned to us for food. Months before
entering WWI in 1917, the National War Garden Commission was established
to encourage Americans . . . — — Map (db m228823) HM
United States of America
Ashe County, North Carolina
Our country called, our county answered
American Revolution
1775-1783
Approximately 40 Ashe County pioneers fought in the Revolutionary War with General
George Washington's . . . — — Map (db m228813) HM WM
A History of Jefferson
"Jefferson was a very special place at the turn of the century. The main street must have been one of the best conceived and most beautiful of its kind in the state. The pace of life was more leisurely and, in some . . . — — Map (db m269690) HM
Honor Roll
In memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice while serving in wars in which the United States participated prior to World War One
Honor Roll
Ashe County World War One
Ashley, Charlie C. Bare, Cecil Barker, John . . . — — Map (db m228821) WM
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 m269968) HM
This plaque is erected and dedicated in honor and appreciation of the forty-six years Dr. Luke has been a minister of the gospel, along with his devoted wife Mary at his side he gave so much and asked so little. In 1927 he was called to preach at . . . — — Map (db m237797) HM
This barn was built on Old Richmond Creek in 1885 by W.W. (Billy) Doub. It was donated to the Village by Mr. W. G. (Jack) Doub on July 14, 1992 in honor of Tobaccoville's first Mayor, Henry Beck. — — Map (db m162114) HM
The early history of Todd is much like that of numerous crossroads communities
throughout northwestern North Carolina. Located where Elk Creek flows into the
South Fork of the New River, it was a logical site for trade, starting with . . . — — Map (db m228892) HM
Mount Jefferson looms high over the town of Jefferson for which it is named. It was formerly called Negro Mountain because run-away slaves supposedly hid out there while fleeing north. The summit and slopes of the mountain now make up Mount . . . — — Map (db m140555) HM
Horse Creek
After crossing the border into North Carolina, the Virginia Creeper wound
along the banks of Big and Little Horse Creeks, crossing
the creeks a total of 17 times.
Tuckerdale
One of the largest for timber extraction . . . — — Map (db m269953) HM
The Norfolk and Western Railroad first came to Ashe County in 1914. As the train line was established, numerous small communities began to emerge along the rails. A lone depot, placed between Paddy Mountain and Mount Jefferson, would soon blossom . . . — — Map (db m269957) HM
In 1860 Banner Elk was a small community in the mountains of Watauga County (present-day Avery County). Then called Banners Elk, it was named for the local Banner family and the Elk River. During the last years of the Civil War, an organized system . . . — — Map (db m77533) HM
Presbyterian. Founded in 1900 by Edgar Tufts. Named for teacher Elizabeth McRae & benefactor Mrs. S. P. Lees. Senior college since 1988. — — Map (db m98511) HM
Founded by Mary Martin Sloop, physician, 1913, to serve region's youth. Weaving Room, est. 1920, boosted revival of handicrafts. Campus ½ mi. W. — — Map (db m77493) HM
Nowhere is The Crossnore School's mission to provide hope and healing in a
homelike residential education setting for children from families in crisis more
lovingly portrayed than through Ben Long's rendering of Mark 10:14, Suffer the . . . — — Map (db m262974) HM
In honor of all CHS men and women who served our country in war and peace
Cranberry High School purchased March 17, 1986
Dedication 17 July 2010 to original note signees
Lila Beck C.A. & Edith Bowlick Mary Daniels
Elbert & Georgia . . . — — Map (db m268048) WM
During the Civil War, natural resources such as salt, lead, and iron were highly prized commodities in the Confederacy. The government relied especially on small rural ironworks to manufacture cannons, swords, and firearms. Ruben White first mined . . . — — Map (db m77479) HM
Sarah Malinda Blalock and her husband, William McKesson “Keith” Blalock, lived in Coffeys Gap on the Watauga and Caldwell County line in 1860. Keith Blalock was an avowed Unionist, but with the passage of the first Confederate . . . — — Map (db m77492) HM
The first bridge of its type in the United States, the Linn Cove Viaduct is a product of design and construction techniques developed in Europe. The S-shaped structure contains 153 concrete segments, only one of which is straight. Weighing 50 tons . . . — — Map (db m134201) HM
He laid the foundation of the National Park Service, defining and establishing the policies under which its areas shall be developed and conserved unimpaired for future generations. There will never come an end to the good that he has done. — — Map (db m134202) HM
Honoring those who served
remembering those who died
Revolutionary War
Barjonah William Braswell Martin Davenport William Davis William Gragg Joseph Pyatte Robert Sevier John Vance Thomas Wiseman William Wiseman . . . — — Map (db m229167) WM
[Front]
Dedicated to
the honor and
sacrifice of
our men and
women who
served our
country in
war and peace
[Back]
Erected by Veterans
of Foreign Wars
Pat Ray Post #4286
Avery County
1775 Revolutionary War . . . — — Map (db m229247) WM
Appalachian Trail, Yellow Mountain Gap. Yellow Mountain Gap is the junction of the Appalachian Trail and Historic Brights Trace, route used by the “Overmountain Men” to cross the mountain enroute to the Revolutionary War battle at . . . — — Map (db m3269) HM
Founded October 31, 1887 by Mr. and Mrs. Lewis M. Pease and later donated to the Women's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Allen Home for Girls, named in honor of English Quaker benefactor, Mrs. Marriage Allen, . . . — — Map (db m298447) HM
Welcome to the Blue Ridge, an area steeped in tradition and recognized world-wide as a crossroads of natural and cultural richness. The Parkway serves to tie together a diverse landscape and lifestyle-connecting the past with the present and . . . — — Map (db m299616) HM
The original Biltmore Dairy Bar began as an extension of the estate's dairy operations, established in 1897 as part of George Vanderbilt's vision of Biltmore as a self-sustaining farm.
Thanks to the prized herd of Jersey cows, the dairy . . . — — Map (db m179297) HM
The success of the final design of Biltmore House and its home grounds was the result of
the strong collaborative effort between George Vanderbilt, his architect Richard Morris Hunt,
and Frederick Law Olmited, who designed and executed a plan for . . . — — Map (db m209739) HM
George W. Vanderbilt, following the recommendation of landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, was the first American landowner to implement scientific forestry, the management and conservation of forest lands, on a large scale. He hired Gifford . . . — — Map (db m58507) HM
Asheville's first official school building for black children, built in 1892. Destroyed by fire in the great tragedy of 1917, seven students died. In 1922 the famous Stephen's Lee High School was erected in it's place, becoming a beacon for black . . . — — Map (db m209939) HM
"...in the year 1891 there was not, I repeat, a single acre of forest under forestry anywhere in the United States...My work in Biltmore Forest began February 3, 1892...Thus Biltmore Forest became the beginning of practical Forestry in America."
. . . — — Map (db m209738) HM
Devastated western N.C. and western Piedmont; destroyed homes, crops, mills, bridges. Four lives lost, July 16, near main gate of Biltmore Estate. — — Map (db m97531) HM
As work progressed on Biltmore Estate, his last and largest private project, Frederick Law Olmsted observed, "It is a great work of peace we are engaged in and one of these days we shall all be proud of our parts in it." It was Olmsted who . . . — — Map (db m175856) HM
As you traveled up Biltmore's Approach Road, what did you notice about the landscape? You may be surprised to learn that the winding road, lush vegetation, and trickling streams were all designed as an experience which would affect your . . . — — Map (db m209737) HM
Early in 1861, Buncombe County farmer William Riley Powers joined the Rough and Ready Guards (Co. F, 14th North Carolina Infantry). The regiment was assigned to southeastern Virginia. There, Confederate Gen. Benjamin Huger discharged Pvts. Powers . . . — — Map (db m75532) HM
Lynching in America
Between 1865 and 1950, thousands of African Americans were victims of mob violence and racial terror lynching across the United States. Following the Civil War, white Southerners fiercely resisted equal rights for African . . . — — Map (db m246650) HM
Congressman, 1895-1901; U.S. Minister to Persia, 1902-07, and to Greece and Montenegro, 1907-09. His home, Richmond Hill, was ½ mile N.W. — — Map (db m209952) HM
The expedition led by Gen. Griffith Rutherford against the Cherokee, September, 1776, passed nearby on the banks of the Swannanoa River. — — Map (db m2279) HM
Celebrate Sassafras! Native Americans have used this lovely, slender native tree for millennia. The brittle bark, which glistens with small crystals, makes an excellent tea and flavors sarsparilla (root beer). The very young spring leaves are . . . — — Map (db m291257) HM
Before considering designs for his future home, George Vanderbilt brought landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted to assess the potential of the land Vanderbilt had purchased. Olmsted agreed with Vanderbilt that distant views of the Blue Ridge . . . — — Map (db m209740) HM
After John Browns raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in 1859, new militia companies were formed in the South. Businessman William W. McDowell, whose wife acquired this house from her fathers and brothers estates, raised a company called the . . . — — Map (db m75524) HM
The Religious of Christian Education, an
order of nuns originally from France,
established Hillside Convent School on
January 6, 1908. In 1910, the school was
moved to this site and renamed St.
Genevieve~of~the~Pines. For eight decades,
the . . . — — Map (db m57479) HM
This central garden pays homage to North Carolina's long history of quilting. The flowers and plants represent some of the most popular traditional block patterns used in Appalachian quilts. The garden uses a technique called tessellation . . . — — Map (db m169047) HM
Writer of fiction and poetry. "Fielding Burke," her pen name. Author of Call Home the Heart and Highland Annals. Home, 1925-68, was 1/4 mile N. — — Map (db m57222) HM
Near and West of this spot at Gum Spring The County of Buncombe
was organized on April 16, 1792
under act of the
General Assembly of North Carolina
Erected by The National Society of the Colonial Dames Of America
In the State of . . . — — Map (db m12831) HM
Helen Morris Lewis suffrage leader who founded NC Equal Rights Association here at Mayor Thomas Patton's home in November 1894. — — Map (db m209102) HM
Eagle Street traditionally has been the commercial, cultural, and professional center of the African-American community. The YMI Cultural Center, commissioned by George W. Vanderbilt in 1892 as the Young Men's Institute, was renovated in the 1980s. . . . — — Map (db m98367) HM
Established in 1887 to
teach African Americans
in western N.C. Emerged
as residential preparatory
school for Black women.
Was ⅓ mi. NE until 1974. — — Map (db m274253) HM
Since 1902, when the first city auditorium
was built here, this area has been a center
for entertainment and the preservation of
Southern Appalachian culture. Acclaim has
gone to composer Boscom Lamar Lunsford
and playwright Hubert Hayes for . . . — — Map (db m36176) HM
Dedicated to the memory of
Samuel Ashe
1725 - 1813
Distinguished North Carolinian
Governor, Statesman and Jurist
in whose honor
the City of Asheville was named
— — Map (db m30120) HM
Building the Block
Gateway to Community
As you turn down Eagle Street, you'll find yourself in The Block. This revitalizing district was crucial to the culture, economy and history of Asheville's African American community for more . . . — — Map (db m283144) HM
When the war began, more than 15 percent of Buncombe Countys residents were enslaved people. James Patton housed slaves behind his Eagle Hotel (straight ahead), where they worked as waiter, maids, grooms, cooks, and trail guides. Three blocks to . . . — — Map (db m75507) HM
Near the end of the Civil War in 1865, Confederate Battery Porter was positioned uphill to your right on Stony Hill, at that time the highest point in Asheville. The battery included four 12-pounder field pieces known as Napoleons, a model 1857 . . . — — Map (db m75505) HM
James Vester Miller was chief brickmason for the 1925 Municipal Building. The cornucopias over the side doorway mark the entrance to the City Market, located there from 1926 to 1932. Of slave parentage, Miller achieved renown as a craftsman, . . . — — Map (db m98368) HM
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