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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Madison County, North Carolina

 
Clickable Map of Madison County, North Carolina and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Madison County, NC (30) Buncombe County, NC (152) Haywood County, NC (62) Yancey County, NC (12) Cocke County, TN (17) Greene County, TN (88) Unicoi County, TN (8)  MadisonCounty(30) Madison County (30)  BuncombeCounty(152) Buncombe County (152)  HaywoodCounty(62) Haywood County (62)  YanceyCounty(12) Yancey County (12)  CockeCountyTennessee(17) Cocke County (17)  GreeneCounty(88) Greene County (88)  UnicoiCounty(8) Unicoi County (8)
Marshall is the county seat for Madison County
Adjacent to Madison County, North Carolina
      Buncombe County (152)  
      Haywood County (62)  
      Yancey County (12)  
      Cocke County, Tennessee (17)  
      Greene County, Tennessee (88)  
      Unicoi County, Tennessee (8)  
 
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1 North Carolina, Madison County, Hot Springs — P-66 — Balladry
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
2 North Carolina, Madison County, Hot Springs — Dorland - Bell Institute
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
3 North Carolina, Madison County, Hot Springs — Hot Springs
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
4 North Carolina, Madison County, Hot Springs — P-24 — Hot Springs
Health resort since 1800. Name changed from Warm Springs, 1886. Internment camp for Germans in World War I was here.Map (db m23127) HM
5 North Carolina, Madison County, Hot Springs — Old Red Bridge
Built 1910 by Nashville Bridge Co. Nashville, Tenn. —————————— Committee: P.D. Ebbs, Mayor Thos. Lawson John C. Sanders Thos. Frisbee, Sec’y & Treas. —————————— Restored 2005Map (db m182886) HM
6 North Carolina, Madison County, Hot Springs — P-27 — Paint Rock
Early landmark. Site of Blockhouse to protect settlers from Indians, 1793. Figures on rock resemble paintings. Is 5½ miles northwest.Map (db m23131) HM
7 North Carolina, Madison County, Hot Springs — Robert E. Lee — Dixie Highway
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
8 North Carolina, Madison County, Hot Springs — Robert E. Lee — 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
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9 North Carolina, Madison County, Hot Springs — Warm Springs Hotel — Brother against Brother
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 2nd . . . Map (db m23687) HM
10 North Carolina, Madison County, Mars Hill — P-80 — Bascom Lamar Lunsford — 1882 - 1973
"Minstrel of Appalachia." Folklorist, collector, & performer. Pioneered and promoted American folk festivals. Was born here.Map (db m22783) HM
11 North Carolina, Madison County, Mars Hill — Founders Hall
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
12 North Carolina, Madison County, Mars Hill — Mars Hill College — Strategic Location, Divided Loyalties
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
13 North Carolina, Madison County, Mars Hill — P-34 — Mars Hill College
Baptist; coeducational. Founded 1856 as French Broad Baptist Institute. Name Changed 1859. Senior college since 1962.Map (db m22786) HM
14 North Carolina, Madison County, Mars Hill — Mars Hill High School
This building was placed in the National Register of Historic Places September 7, 2005Map (db m229394) HM
15 North Carolina, Madison County, Mars Hill — Mars Hill University — The Mars Hill College Historic District
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
16 North Carolina, Madison County, Mars Hill — Marshbanks Hall
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
17 North Carolina, Madison County, Mars Hill — McConnell Hall — 1924
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
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18 North Carolina, Madison County, Mars Hill — Rural Heritage Museum
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
19 North Carolina, Madison County, Mars Hill — Spilman Hall
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
20 North Carolina, Madison County, Mars Hill — Wellness Center
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
21 North Carolina, Madison County, Mars Hill, Long Ridge — Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School — 1928
is listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the InteriorMap (db m229409) HM
22 North Carolina, Madison County, Marshall — P-71 — "Shelton Laurel Massacre"
Thirteen men and boys, suspected of Unionism, were killed by Confederate soldiers in early 1863. Graves 8 mi. E.Map (db m23126) HM
23 North Carolina, Madison County, Marshall — Buncombe Turnpike
"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
24 North Carolina, Madison County, Marshall — Colonel Edward F. Rector, USAF
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 m75567) WM
25 North Carolina, Madison County, Marshall — David Vance
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
26 North Carolina, Madison County, Marshall — P-73 — Frances Goodrich — 1856 - 1944
Missionary and teacher. Her Allanstand Cottage Industries promote the revival of Appalachian handicrafts. Lived here.Map (db m23125) HM
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27 North Carolina, Madison County, Marshall — Jewell Hill
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
28 North Carolina, Madison County, Marshall — Marshall — Divided Loyalties
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 m75592) HM
29 North Carolina, Madison County, Marshall — Marshall High School
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior Marshall High School 1926Map (db m187808) HM
30 North Carolina, Madison County, Marshall — Robert E. Lee — Dixie Highway — Reported missing
. . . Map (db m215337) HM
 
 
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Mar. 28, 2024