Established 1927; became Asheville-Biltmore College 1936. Moved here in 1961. A campus of The University of North Carolina, 1969.
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Southern troops turned back Stoneman's U.S. cavalry, raiding through western North Carolina, at Swannanoa Gap, near here, April 20, 1865.
Captain of militia force which marched against the Cherokee in Nov., 1776. A fort which he built stood near here. His home was 200 yds. E.
Health & social resort during the nineteenth century; patronized by low-country planters. Springs are 600 yds. S.
Confederate Secretary of Treasury, 1864-65; S.C. legislator, cotton broker and financier. Summer home "Solitude" stood 1/2 mile east.
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.