Historical Marker

Andre Michaux

US 221 northeast of Linville at Grandfather Mountain ยท Avery

North Carolina marker

Inscription

French botanist, pioneer in

studying flora of western

North Carolina, visited

Grandfather Mountain,

August, 1794.

Location

AddressUS 221 northeast of Linville at Grandfather Mountain
CountyAvery
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates36.084600, -81.845370

Sources

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