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By Stanley and Terrie Howard, June 28, 2009
Entrance to Grandfather Mountain
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| On U.S. 221 at Blowing Rock Highway on U.S. 221. |
| | French botanist, pioneer in studying flora of western North Carolina, visited Grandfather Mountain, August, 1794. — — Map (db m20372) HM |
| 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 |
Apr. 27, 2024