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Indian path across the mountains used by early settlers and in 1810 by Bishop Francis Asbury. Trail passed nearby.
An old Indian path across mountains used by early settlers and in 1810 by Bishop Asbury. Trail passed nearby.
Territorial Governor of Oregon, 1848-50, Vice-Presidential candidate, 1860, U.S. Senator, major general in Mexican War. Born 3 miles east.
Trading route between mountain settlements of the Cherokee and their town, Estatoe, in what is now South Carolina, passed nearby.
Trading route between mountain settlements of the Cherokee and their town Estatoe, in what is now South Carolina, passed nearby.
Longest (1,800 ft.) of 7 on railroad between Old Fort and Asheville. Constructed by convict labor, 1877-79. West entrance 300 yds. S.E.
Landmark for Indians and the pioneer white settlers of this area, lies nearby. Town of Flat Rock named for this natural formation.
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.
Baptist. Chartered in 1861 as Judson Female College; later coeducational. Operated 1882-1892 in building which stood three blocks S.W.
The expedition led by Gen. Griffith Rutherford against the Cherokee, Sept., 1776, passed here, through Balsam Gap.