Newton Academy
Inscription
Established before 1793 as
Union Hill Academy. Named
for Rev. George Newton.
Present Newton Academy
School is 4th building on
this site.
Location
AddressBiltmore Avenue at Unadilla Avenue in Asheville
CityAsheville
CountyBuncombe
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates35.576200, -82.547140
Sources
More markers in Buncombe
Swannanoa Gap
Used by Indians and pioneers in crossing Blue Ridge.
Thomas Wolfe
Asheville, NC
Author of "Look Homeward Angel" (1929), "Of Time and the River," and other works.
Zebulon B. Vance 1830-1894
Weaverville, NC
Civil War governor. He led state, 1862-65, and 1877-79; U.S. Senator, 1879-94.
Andre Michaux
Black Mountain, NC
French botanist, pioneer in studying flora of western North Carolina, visited Black Mountains, August, 1794.
Locke Craig
Asheville, NC
Governor, 1913-1917.