Crossnore School
Inscription
Founded by Mary Martin
Sloop, physician, 1913, to
serve region's youth.
Weaving Room, est. 1920,
boosted revival of
handicrafts. Campus 1/2 mi.
W.
Location
Sources
More markers in Avery
Andre Michaux
French botanist, pioneer in studying flora of western North Carolina, visited Grandfather Mountain, August, 1794.
Shepherd M. Dugger
Banner Elk, NC
Author of The Balsam Groves of the Grandfather Mountain, 1892; educator and humorist.
LEES-Mc RAE COLLEGE
Banner Elk, NC
Presbyterian. Founded in 1900 by Edgar Tufts.