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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML2R_joseph-lane_Asheville-NC.html
Territorial Governor of Oregon, 1848-50, Vice-Presidential candidate, 1860, U.S. Senator, major general in Mexican War. Born 3 miles east
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML0S_francis-asbury_Asheville-NC.html
Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1784-1816, often visited and preached at the home of Daniel Killian which was one mile east.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKYS_kiffin-y-rockwell_Asheville-NC.html
World War I soldier, aviator. First pilot of Escadrille Lafayette to shoot down enemy plane. Killed in action, Sept. 23, 1916. Home 200 yds. W.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKX4_david-l-swain_Asheville-NC.html
Governor and political leader. President of the University of North Carolina, 1835-1868. Was born three miles E.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK7Q_confederate-armory_Asheville-NC.html
Manufactured Enfield-type rifles. In 1863 Plant moved to Columbia.S.C. Building was located 1/4 mi.SE.Burned in 1865.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK7P_western-north-carolina-veterans-memorial_Asheville-NC.html
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"It is the Veteran:"It is the Veteran who has given us and defended Freedom of Religion.It is the Veteran who has given us and defended Freedom of Press.It is the Veteran who has given us and defended Freedo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK6M_historic-hilltop_Asheville-NC.html
Colonel Frank Coxe opened the first Battery Park Hotel in 1886. The rambling structure on a hill top became internationally prominent, catering to famous guests. In the early 1920s Edwin W. Groves purchased the property. He built a brand new Batte…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK4R_young-mens-institute_Asheville-NC.html
Est. 1892 as a center for social, moral, religious influence for blacks working at Biltmore. Businesses thrived in building 100 yards, S.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK3X_ashe-monument_Asheville-NC.html
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
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFB2_brothers-in-service_Weaverville-NC.html
Here were born two notable Buncombe County brothers, Zebulon Baird Vance (1830-1894) and Robert Brank Vance (1828-1899).
Zebulon Vance was a Whig and supporter of the Union who opposed secession until the last moment. At the outbreak of war in …