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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Buncombe County, North Carolina

 
Clickable Map of Buncombe 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 Buncombe County, NC (152) Haywood County, NC (62) Henderson County, NC (99) Madison County, NC (30) McDowell County, NC (26) Rutherford County, NC (51) Yancey County, NC (12)  BuncombeCounty(152) Buncombe County (152)  HaywoodCounty(62) Haywood County (62)  HendersonCounty(99) Henderson County (99)  MadisonCounty(30) Madison County (30)  McDowellCounty(26) McDowell County (26)  RutherfordCounty(51) Rutherford County (51)  YanceyCounty(12) Yancey County (12)
Asheville is the county seat for Buncombe County
Adjacent to Buncombe County, North Carolina
      Haywood County (62)  
      Henderson County (99)  
      Madison County (30)  
      McDowell County (26)  
      Rutherford County (51)  
      Yancey County (12)  
 
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1 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — "The Block"
Near South Market Street north of Eagle Street, on the right when traveling south.
2 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — 1st U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery — "Ready to Take the Field"
On Broadway at Mt. Clare Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Broadway.
3 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — P-97 — Anne Penland — 1885-1976
On Haywood Street south of Vanderbilt Place, on the left when traveling south.
4 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Appalachian Stage
On College Street (U.S. 74) near Coxe Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
5 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Ashe Monument
Near the Court Plaza east of S. Spruce St..
6 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Asheville — Building the Block / Crossroads of Culture
On Biltmore Avenue (U.S. 25) at Eagle Street, on the right when traveling north on Biltmore Avenue.
7 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — P-61 — Asheville Normal School
On Victoria Road near Livingston Street, on the right when traveling north.
8 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Asheville's Enslaved People — Wartime Servitude
Near Eagle Street at Davidson Drive, on the right when traveling east.
9 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Battery Porter — Napoleons on Stony Hill
On O Henry Avenue at Battle Square, on the right when traveling north on O Henry Avenue.
10 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Battle of Asheville — Kirby's Expedition
On Campus Drive at Field Drive, on the right when traveling north on Campus Drive.
11 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — P-56 — Battle of Asheville
On Broadway (State Highway 1781), on the right when traveling north.
12 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Biltmore Dairy Bar
Near Approach Road north of The Glen Road.
13 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — P-68 — Biltmore House
On McDowell St. (U.S. 25) at Biltmore Estate Drive on McDowell St..
14 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Biltmore: A Collaboration
On Approach Road, on the right when traveling south.
15 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Birthplace of American Forestry
Near One Biltmore Plaza.
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16 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Brick Artisan
Near South Market Street north of Eagle Street, on the right when traveling south.
17 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Buncombe County Court House — 1927
On Court Plaza.
18 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — P-77 — Buncombe Turnpike
On Broadway Street (State Highway 1791) at WT Weaver Blvd, on the left when traveling north on Broadway Street.
19 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Caney (Canie) Brown House — 1915
On Montford Avenue north of Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling north.
20 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Cat Walk
On Wall Street, on the left when traveling west.
21 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Catholic Hill School
On South Market Street south of Sycamore Street, on the right when traveling south.
22 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Civic Pride
On Market Street at Collage Street on Market Street.
23 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Coleman Zageir — The Family Store: A History of Jewish Businesses in Downtown Asheville, 1880-1990
On Patton Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
24 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — P-57 — Confederate Armory
On College Street.
25 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Crossroads
On North Pack Square (Alternate U.S. 74) at Broadway (U.S. 25), on the left when traveling east on North Pack Square.
26 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Crossroads of Culture
On SW Pack Square (U.S. 25) at Patton Avenue (Alternate U.S. 74), on the left when traveling north on SW Pack Square.
27 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Daniel K. Moore — 1906 - 1986
On Hilliard Avenue at S French Broad Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Hilliard Avenue. Reported missing.
28 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — P-5 — David L. Swain
On Merrimon Avenue (U.S. 25) near Beaverdam Road (North Carolina Highway 2230).
29 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Elizabeth Blackwell, M.D.
On Patton Avenue near Church Street, on the right when traveling west.
30 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Ellington's Dream
Near South Spruce Street south of College Street (Alternate U.S. 74), on the right when traveling north.
31 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — First in Forestry
On Approach Road, on the left when traveling south.
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32 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — 8 — Flat Iron Architecture
On Battery Park Avenue at Wall Street, on the right when traveling east on Battery Park Avenue.
33 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — P-95 — Flood of 1916
On Swannanoa River Road (State Highway 81) at Biltmore Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Swannanoa River Road.
34 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — P-30 — Forster A. Sondley — 1857 - 1931
On Tunnel Road (U.S. 70) at Beverly Road, on the right when traveling west on Tunnel Road.
35 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — P-33 — Francis Asbury
On Beaverdam Road (State Highway 2230) at Merrimon Avenue (U.S. 25), on the left when traveling east on Beaverdam Road.
36 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Frederick Law Olmsted — Biltmore Estate Landscape Architect — 1822 - 1903 —
Near One Biltmore Plaza.
37 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Frederick Law Olmsted & the Approach Road
On Approach Road north of Glen Road, on the right when traveling north.
38 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — P-99 — George Masa — d. 1933
On Patton Avenue (Alternate U.S. 74) west of Biltmore Avenue (U.S. 25), on the left when traveling east.
39 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Historic Hilltop — Asheville Urban Trail
Near Page Avenue south of Battle Square Avenue.
40 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Hotel District — (of Asheville, N.C.)
On Biltmore Avenue (U.S. 25) at Eagle Street, on the right when traveling north on Biltmore Avenue.
41 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Immortal Image
Near Church Street at Patton Avenue (Alternate U.S. 74), on the left when traveling south.
42 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — In Honor of Markus and Maria Reich — Second owners of 165 Montford & residents for 50 years
On Montford Avenue north of Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling north.
43 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Isaac And Delia Dickson
On South Market Street south of Sycamore Street, on the right when traveling south.
44 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — D5 — Isaac Dickson and the Historical East End Neighborhood
On South Market Street at Beaumont Street, on the right when traveling north on South Market Street.
45 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — P-32 — Jeter C. Pritchard
On E Chestnut St at Merrimon Ave. on E Chestnut St.
46 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — P-94 — Jimmie Rodgers — 1897-1933
On Haywood Street at Battery Park Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Haywood Street.
47 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — P-49 — Joseph Lane
On Merrimon Avenue (U.S. 25) at Beaverdam Road (North Carolina Highway 2230), on the right when traveling north on Merrimon Avenue.
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48 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — P-44 — Kiffin Y. Rockwell
On Merrimon Avenue (U.S. 25) at Hillside Street, on the right when traveling south on Merrimon Avenue.
49 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Landsman Riley Powers — Mountain Sailor
On Overlook Road south of Springside Road (County Route 3506), on the left when traveling south.
50 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — P-29 — Lee's School — 1846-1879
On Tunnel Road (U.S. 70 / 74) at Chunn's Cove Road, on the right when traveling west on Tunnel Road.
51 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Legacy of Design
On Broadway Street (U.S. 25) north of East Walnut Street, on the right when traveling north.
52 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — P-79 — Lillian Exum Clement Stafford — 1894 - 1925
On College Street (State Highway 74) at South Charlotte Street on College Street.
53 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — P-22 — Locke Craig — 1860 - 1924
On Chestnut Street at Broadway Street, on the right when traveling west on Chestnut Street.
54 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Lynching in America / The Lynching of Bob Brackett — Community Remembrance Project
On South Market Street at Sycamore Street, on the right when traveling south on South Market Street.
55 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Lynching in America / The Lynching of Hezekiah Rankin — Community Remembrance Project
On Craven Street at Emma Road (County Road 1338), on the left when traveling east on Craven Street.
56 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Lynching in America / The Lynching of John Humphries — Community Remembrance Project
On College Street (Alternate U.S. 74) at South Spruce Street, on the right when traveling east on College Street.
57 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Monument Corner
Near North Pack Square (Alternate U.S. 74) at South Market Street, on the right when traveling east.
58 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — P-18 — Newton Academy
On Biltmore Avenue near Doctors Drive, on the right when traveling north.
59 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — O. Henry
Near Patton Avenue (Alternate U.S. 74) at Church Street.
60 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — P-78 — Olive Tilford Dargan — 1869-1968
On Haywood Road (Business U.S. 19/23) near Balsam Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
61 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Past and Promise
Near South Market Street (Alternate U.S. 74) at South Pack Square, on the right when traveling south.
62 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Private George Avery — South Asheville Colored Cemetery
Near Dalton Street, 0.3 miles north of Wyoming Road, on the right when traveling north.
63 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — P-36 — Richmond Pearson — 1852 - 1923
On Riverside Drive (State Highway 251) south of Pearson Bridge Road, on the right when traveling south.
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64 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Riverside Cemetery — Established 1885
On Birch Street west of Pearson Drive, on the right when traveling west.
65 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Riverside Cemetery — Notable Occupants
Near Birch Street west of Pearson Drive when traveling west.
66 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — P-3 — Riverside Cemetery
On Broadway Street at Ocala Street, on the left when traveling north on Broadway Street.
67 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Robert E. Lee — Dixie Highway
On Biltmore Avenue (U.S. 25) near Patton Avenue (U.S. 74E), on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
68 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — P-37 — Rutherford Trace
On Hendersonville Road, on the right when traveling south.
69 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — P-38 — Rutherford Trace
On Brevard Road (State Highway 191) north of Biltmore Estates Drive, on the right when traveling north.
70 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Shifting Landscapes
On Battery Park Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
71 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Shopping Daze
On Haywood Street at West Walnut Street, on the right when traveling south on Haywood Street.
72 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Siting Biltmore House and Stables
Near Approach Road, 0.2 miles north of The Glen Road, on the right when traveling south.
73 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Smith-McDowell House — Our Businessman-Soldier
Near Victoria Road, 0.1 miles south of Oakland Road, on the right when traveling south.
74 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — St. Genevieve ~ Of ~ The ~ Pines
On Victoria Road south of McDowell Street (U.S. 25), on the right when traveling south.
75 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Stepping Out
Near Patton Avenue (Alternate U.S. 74) at South Lexington Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
76 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — P-9 — Stoneman's Raid
On Hendersonville Road (U.S. 25).
77 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — P-53 — Sulphur Springs
On Patton Avenue (U.S. 19) at Old Haywood Road (North Carolina Highway 1404) on Patton Avenue.
78 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — The County of Buncombe
On Biltmore Plaza at Kitchen Pl on Biltmore Plaza.
79 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — The Early Years In Asheville's Historic Central Square
On South Pack Square (Alternate U.S. 74) east of Biltmore Avenue (U.S. 25), on the right when traveling east.
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80 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — The Quilt Garden — North Carolina Arboretum
Near Frederick Law Olmsted Way, 1.2 miles west of Brevard Road (State Highway 191).
81 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — P-56 — The University of North Carolina at Asheville
On Broadway (State Highway 1791) at WT Weaver Blvd, on the right when traveling north on Broadway.
82 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — P-17 — Thomas Wolfe
On College St..
83 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Thomas Wolfe House / Dixieland — Old Kentucky Home
On N. Market Street.
84 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — To Honor the Revolutionary Soldiers — Buried in Buncombe County, N.C.
On College Street at Davidson Drive, on the right when traveling north on College Street.
85 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Trinity Episcopal Church — Built 1911 - 1913
On Aston Street near Church Street, on the left when traveling east.
86 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — 87 — Votes for Women — Road to the 19th Amendment — National Votes for Women Trail —
On Charlotte Street just south of East Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling north.
87 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Walk Into History
Near South Pack Square (Alternate U.S. 74) east of Biltmore Avenue (U.S. 25), on the right when traveling east.
88 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — War with Spain
On College Street near Davidson Drive, on the right when traveling north.
89 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Wartime Jail — Asheville's Prisons
Near Montford Avenue at Hill Street, on the right when traveling south.
90 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Western North Carolina Veterans Memorial
On College Street (U.S. 74) at Court House Plaza, on the right when traveling east on College Street.
91 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — P-88 — Young Men’s Institute
On S. Market St. at Patton Ave. (U.S. 74) on S. Market St..
92 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — Zebulon Baird Vance
On Biltmore Avenue (U.S. 25) near Patton Avenue (U.S. 74E), on the right when traveling north.
93 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville — P-89 — Zelda Fitzgerald — 1900-1948
On Broadway (State Highway 1791) at WT Weaver Blvd, on the right when traveling south on Broadway.
94 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville, Downtown — Early Milestones in Buncombe County
On Court Plaza at College Street (Alternate U.S. 74), on the right when traveling south on Court Plaza.
95 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville, Downtown — In Remembrance of Col. Robert K. Morgan
On Court Plaza.
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96 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville, Downtown — 12 — Raphael Guastavino — Guastavino's Monument — Architect and builder, St. Lawrence Basilica —
On Haywood Street, on the right when traveling south.
97 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville, Downtown — Shindig on the Green
Near College Street (Alternate U.S. 74) at Court Plaza.
98 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville, Downtown — Sweet Harmonies
On Haywood Street, on the left when traveling south.
99 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Asheville, Downtown — Thomas Wolfe Memorial
On North Market Street north of East Walnut Street, on the right when traveling north.
100 North Carolina, Buncombe County, Bent Creek — P-35 — Dr. L.B. McBrayer
On Brevard Road (State Highway 191) near Bent Creek Ranch Road, on the right when traveling north.

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Apr. 19, 2024