Historical Markers and War Memorials in Transylvania County, North Carolina
Brevard is the county seat for Transylvania County
Adjacent to Transylvania County, North Carolina
Haywood County(62) ► Henderson County(99) ► Jackson County(26) ► Greenville County, South Carolina(378) ► Oconee County, South Carolina(84) ► Pickens County, South Carolina(161) ►
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On Blue Ridge Parkway (at milepost 422.4), 0.9 miles north of Lake Logan Road (State Highway 215), on the left when traveling south.
Commercial logging and devastating wildfires scarred the forests of America in the early decades of the 1900s. To repair the damage, the United States Forest Service began the "Penny Pine" program in the 1930s, encouraging people to donate a penny . . . — — Map (db m123299) HM
Near U.S. 276, 0.4 miles south of Yellow Gap Road.
The clang of a hammer on iron and the acrid scent of coal smoke were commonplace at the Biltmore Forest School. Two blacksmiths, each with their own business 14 miles away in Brevard, took turns working here. Not only did the horses require shoes . . . — — Map (db m43798) HM
Methodist. Opened 1934 on campus of Brevard Institute after merger of Rutherford College (est. 1853) and Weaver College (est. 1873). — — Map (db m12483) HM
On Asheville Hwy (U.S. 276) at N. French Broad St. on Asheville Hwy.
Erected by WPA in 1936-7 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places
By The United States Department of the Interior 1994 — — Map (db m12482) HM
Near U.S. 276, 0.4 miles south of Yellow Gap Road.
Each day before heading to the woods, Biltmore Forest School students stopped at the commissary for a quick lunch that might have included hoop cheese, pork and beans, or canned peaches. The open area around the store was a great place to play . . . — — Map (db m43546) HM
Near Blue Ridge Parkway (at milepost 422.4), on the right when traveling north.
The bare rock profile named Devil's Courthouse is sinister in appearance and legend. Its "devilish" look has contributed to the many folk tales surrounding this mountain.
Within the mountain is a cave where, legend claims, the devil holds . . . — — Map (db m70413) HM
Near U.S. 276, 0.5 miles south of Yellow Gap Road, on the right when traveling south.
In the days before Vanderbilt bought this land, families drove the cattle, pigs, geese and turkeys they raised in these mountains along this road to the market in Greenville and Charleston, SC. The main link with the outside world, this road came up . . . — — Map (db m44222) HM
Near this location
the first meeting of
Dunn's Rock Masonic
Lodge No.267
A.F.& A.M.
was held in stone building
August 4, 1867
Date of Charter
December 4, 1867 — — Map (db m12449) HM
On Asheville Highway (U.S. 276) west of New Hendersonville Highway (U.S. 64).
Trading route between mountain settlements of the Cherokee and their town Estatoe, in what is now South Carolina, passed nearby. — — Map (db m12437) HM
On Blue Ridge Parkway (at milepost 431), 8 miles south of Lake Logan Road (North Carolina Highway 215), on the left when traveling south.
What killed the trees? The balsam wooly adelgid, a pinhead-size insect native to Europe, is responsible. It began attacking the Fraser fir forests here in the 1970s. The red spruce, unaffected by the adelgid, survives in the midst of this . . . — — Map (db m58934) HM
First U.S. school of forestry, Established 1898 by Dr. C.A. Schenck, chief forester, Biltmore estate. Location until 1909 was nearby. — — Map (db m11722) HM
On U.S. 276, 0.4 miles north of Forest Road 475, on the right when traveling north.
By 1900, everything you see here was part of George W. Vanderbilt's estate that he called "Pisgah Forest." In 1912, Vanderbilt sold timber harvest rights on 69,326 acres to Louis Carr for $12 an acre. Carr built 75 miles of railroad to haul the . . . — — Map (db m183165) HM
Near U.S. 276, 0.4 miles south of Yellow Gap Road.
Dr. Schenck told new arrivals to the forestry school “find yourself a place to stay.” Many did so in the cabins left by settlers after Vanderbilt purchased their land. Students gave their cabins playful names such as “Gnat . . . — — Map (db m43988) HM
Near East Main Street (U.S. 276) just north of Park Avenue (County Road 1546), on the left when traveling north.
In 1972, Dorothy Silversteen Berg, pictured to the right, bequeathed the Silvermont mansion and grounds to the citizens of Transylvania County. This beautiful property containing a 33 room colonial revival mansion and 8 1/2 acres of land was . . . — — Map (db m227357) HM
On E Main Street at South Broad St. on E Main Street.
[Freedom side of marker]:
In honor and memory of those from Transylvania County who Sacrificed their lives in the Defense of Our Country
Vietnam
Milton Goldsmith • Joe D. Hudson • Reginald W. Lynch • Victor G. McCall • Weldon B. . . . — — Map (db m80478) WM
On U.S. 276, 1.7 miles north of National Forest 475 Road.
What good was a high windswept ridge beyond its obvious scenic beauty? Dr. Carl Schenck, who managed 80,000 acres of George W. Vanderbilt's Pisgah Forest between 1895 and 1909, tried raising livestock! In 1902, Schenck spent $25 on a goat fence on . . . — — Map (db m43790) HM
Near Blue Ridge Parkway (at milepost 417), on the right when traveling north.
Like a gigantic mirror, Looking Glass Rock reflects a dazzle of sunlight when water collects on its granite face. This display is especially spectacular in winter when the water turns to ice.
Looking Glass Rock is a pluton formed by underground . . . — — Map (db m70420) HM
Near U.S. 276, 0.4 miles south of Yellow Gap Road.
You may never go to the moon but, if you touch this tree you will be touching something that has. When Stuart Roosa, a former Forest Service smoke jumper, served as an astronaut on the Apollo XIV mission he wanted to take something along to honor . . . — — Map (db m43548) HM
On Greenville Hwy (U.S. 276) at Solomon Jones Road on Greenville Hwy.
North Carolina. Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled C. 1650; First to vote Readiness for Independence. Apr. 12 1776
South Carolina. Formed in 1712 from part of Carolina, which was chartered . . . — — Map (db m12434) HM
Near U.S. 276, 0.4 miles south of Yellow Gap Road.
Constructed in 1882, by Hiram King this large, two-story home was purchased by George W. Vanderbilt to house his rangers. Ranger George Gillespie and his family boarded eight forestry students in the rooms upstairs. For two meals each day, Mrs. . . . — — Map (db m43793) HM
Near U.S. 276, 0.4 miles south of Yellow Gap Road.
To the “mountaineers”, or people who lived around the Pisgah Forest, these lands were theirs to log, pasture, hunt and moonshine as they had for years. In an effort to convince them otherwise, Schenck installed rangers in lodges at . . . — — Map (db m43795) HM
Near U.S. 276, 0.5 miles south of Yellow Gap Road.
In 1906 a horse was basic equipment for a forestry student. Dr. Schenck expected his students to be on time for classes and that often meant they arrived at a gallop. After a morning spent in textbook learning' it was out to the field for some . . . — — Map (db m43792) HM
On E Main Street (U.S. 276) near St. Phillips Lane.
The first recorded Episcopal service in what is now Transylvania County was June 5, 1856. St Pauls-in-the-Valley (2.5 miles south) was organized soon after and a church constructed. After the Civil War, the parish was reorganized in Brevard as St. . . . — — Map (db m12439) HM
On Asheville Highway (North Carolina Route 280) at Old NC 280 Highway, on the right when traveling south on Asheville Highway.
The oldest known existing frame house in Western North Carolina.
Listed on National Register of Historic Places.
1/2 mile on right — — Map (db m238489) HM
Near Brevard College near N. Broad Street (U.S. 276).
Cast on January 29, 1841
These Bricks and the Hand-hewn Beams Were a Part of The Weaver College Administration Building Which was Constructed in Weaverville, North Carolina 1872 — — Map (db m12484) HM
On E Main Street (U.S. 276) at E .Main St & N .Broad St (U.S. 276&64) on E Main Street.
First Transylvania County Courthouse
Built in 1866-wood frame building
Brick Courthouse and County Jail Begun in 1879 and completed in 1881
Courthouse expanded and New jail constructed in 1920. Courthouse and Jail Building Renovated in 1983 . . . — — Map (db m12488) HM
Near East Main Street (U.S. 276) just north of Park Avenue (County Road 1546), on the left when traveling north.
Welcome to Sivermont and the Transylvania County Walk of History Markers have been placed at trees which represent significant eras of history of our city and county. Native American — Mountain Laurel, Rhododendron, Flame Azalea As . . . — — Map (db m227364) HM
On Greenville Hwy (U.S. 276) at Poplar Gap Road on Greenville Hwy.
A boundary dispute in 1804 between N.C. & Ga. led to armed conflict. Militia called out after constable John Havner was killed ½ mile E. — — Map (db m12438) HM
Near U.S. 276, 0.5 miles south of Yellow Gap Road, on the right when traveling south.
Students were responsible for doing their own laundry. Everyone,including Mrs. Gillespie and Mrs. Case, came here on washday. Clothes were boiled in a kettle over an open fire using “Octagon” soap from the commissary or homemade soap if . . . — — Map (db m44224) HM
Near Cold Mountain Road at Lee Road, on the right when traveling west.
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Built 1912 — — Map (db m187477) HM
On Greystone Lane, 0.1 miles north of West Shore Lane, on the right when traveling north.
Built 1915 as
“The Moltz Mansion”
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m187486) HM
On Asheville Highway (State Highway 280) 0.2 miles north of Pisgah Highway (U.S. 276), on the left when traveling north.
This was the home of William Deaver and his wife, Margaret Patton Deaver. It was the scene of a tragic shooting in February 1865, a consequence of the tumult that the Civil War created among North Carolinians.
When the war began, a few . . . — — Map (db m75478) HM
Near Pisgah Highway (U.S. 276) 0.4 miles south of Yellow Gap Road.
Local handyman Judson Meece converted an abandoned barn into a fine office for Dr. Schenck. While Eleanor Ketchum, his secretary, and Dan Marshall, the bookkeeper were busy in the front office, Dr Schenck prepared his lectures, graded papers and . . . — — Map (db m43794) HM
On Pisgah Highway (U.S. 276) 0.2 miles west of Asheville Highway (North Carolina Route 280), on the right when traveling west.
In Loving Memory of those who
made the Supreme Sacrifice
for their Country
D. Monroe Wilson • Boyd Wiley Ross • Thomas Joseph Turner • Brance Lorenzo Glazener • Ellis Freeman Barton • Scott Doggin • Buford Raines — — Map (db m215138) WM
On Pigsah Highway (U.S. 276) 0.2 miles west of Asheville Highway (North Carolina Route 280), on the right when traveling west.
Erected by citizens
of
Transylvania County, N.C.
To honor its men who served
in the
1917 World War 1919
for Honor, Home and Humanity — — Map (db m215136) WM
On Chestnut Street (U.S. 178) at Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Chestnut Street.
Trading route between mountain settlements of the Cherokee and their town Estatoe, in what is now South Carolina, passed nearby. — — Map (db m56240) HM
Near Pickens Highway (U.S. 178) at Main Street (State Road 1156), on the right when traveling south.
Just as it was in the early days of the settlement, faith and family are valued by the people of Rosman. Some of the first churches were Zion Baptist Church, the Methodist Church, and the Church of God. 1) Zion was formed ca. 1848. An 1857 deed . . . — — Map (db m237186) HM
Near Pickens Highway (U.S. 178) at Main Street (State Road 1156), on the right when traveling south.
If you look along Main Street, you can see the twin peaks of Joshua Mountain rising south in the distance. In the early days of "the settlement " several families made their home by the banks of the river, in the shadow of Joshua. Some farmed and . . . — — Map (db m237154) HM
Near Pickens Highway (U.S. 178) at Main Street (State Road 1156), on the right when traveling south.
As the logging boom faded, Rosman continued to keep a stable population of around 500 from the year 1930 forward. Many local businesses were active during these years. In the 1930s, the Fisher Brothers ran a café, as did A. M. Pharr, and later . . . — — Map (db m237192) HM
Near Pickens Highway (U.S. 178) at Main Street (State Road 1156), on the right when traveling south.
Rosman's first schoolhouse dates back to 1857. Prior to that time, school was held at the Zion church. By 1906, the town had grown and Elizabeth Silversteen petitioned the county for funds to establish a new school set up in the old Methodist . . . — — Map (db m237190) HM
Near Pickens Highway (U.S. 178) at Main Street (State Road 1156), on the right when traveling south.
Today's citizens of Rosman are just as passionate about their town as those who signed the Toxaway charter in 1901. Like our ancestors, we have proven ourselves capable of weathering disappointment and seizing opportunity. Drawing from our past . . . — — Map (db m237195) HM
On Main Street at Pickens Highway (U.S. 178), on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Lost industry in western N.C. Bark used to process animal hides to make leather goods. Joseph Silversteen operated one here from 1901 to 1958. — — Map (db m70761) HM
Near Pickens Highway (U.S. 178) at Main Street (State Road 1156), on the right when traveling south.
The Eastatoe Path is an ancient trail once used by the Cherokee. It started in the South Carolina lowlands, where Cherokee towns such as Keowee, Toxaway, and Eastatoe were. It traveled north into their hunting and gathering grounds, crossing Indian . . . — — Map (db m237197) HM
Near Pickens Highway (U.S. 178) at Main Street (State Road 1156), on the right when traveling south.
The Cherokee called the river Long Man. Its journey begins outside of Rosman, where the North and West Forks join. The river gains identity as East and Middle Forks merge. The French Broad then gathers all other Transylvania rivers and creeks . . . — — Map (db m237098) HM
Near Pickens Highway (U.S. 178) at Main Street (State Road 1156), on the right when traveling south.
When the railroad was completed in 1895, it changed everything. Rosman went from a quiet settlement to a booming industrial town. Joseph Silversteen had the biggest impact on the community, establishing Toxaway Tanning Co. in 1902, Gloucester . . . — — Map (db m237196) HM
Near Pickens Highway (U.S. 178) at Main Street (State Road 1156), on the right when traveling south.
Originally known only as the community of Jeptha, Rosman was established as the town of Toxaway in 1901. They kept the name two years. By 1903, J. Francis Hayes had built his new resort in Sapphire which he named Toxaway Inn. Hayes dammed the river . . . — — Map (db m237194) HM
