Topics Related to Historical Markers

Rutherford College (N-29)

Evolved from private school opened c. 1853 by R. L. Abernethy. Operated 1900-1933 by Methodist Church. Closed 1935. The original site 1.3 mi. N.

Waightstill Avery (N-28)

First attorney general of North Carolina, 1777-79, member provincial congresses, colonel in Revolution. "Swan Ponds," his home, was 3 mi. S.W.

Yancey Collegiate Institute (N-27)

A Baptist preparatory school, 1901-1926. Two of the buildings later used by public schools. 1/2 mile northeast.

Cathey's Fort (N-26)

A rendezvous for the North Carolina militia led by General Griffith Rutherford against the Cherokee in 1776, was one mile east.

Elliot Daingerfield 1859-1932 (N-25)

Artist, teacher, author. His paintings hang in the National Gallery, Metropolitan Museum, and other galleries. His home is here.

Collett Leventhorpe (N-24)

Confederate general, physician, author. Born in England, settled in North Carolina about 1847. Grave is 150 yds. north.

Appalachian State University (N-23)

Est. 1899 as Watauga Academy by B.B. and D.D. Dougherty. A campus of The University of North Carolina since 1972.

Andre Michaux (N-22)

French botanist, pioneer in studying flora of western North Carolina, visited Grandfather Mountain, August, 1794.

Andre Michaux (N-21)

French botanist, pioneer in studying flora of western North Carolina. Spent nights of Sept. 8, 1794, and May 2, 1795, at "Swan Ponds," 3 mi. S.W.

Andre Michaux (N-20)

French botanist, pioneer in studying flora of western North Carolina, visited Roan Mountain, 12 miles north, August 16, 1794, and May 6, 1795.