Inscription
Founded in 1894 by the
Presbyterian Church as
Asheville Farm School. A
four-year college since
1966. 1 1/2 mi. E.
Location
AddressUS 70 at Warren Wilson Road west of Swannanoa
CountyBuncombe
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates35.592674, -82.435870
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.
Newton Academy
Asheville, NC
Established before 1793 as Union Hill Academy.
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.
