2019 North Carolina Historical Highway Marker Guide Book

Governor and political leader. President of the University of North Carolina, 1835-1868. Was born three miles E. US 25 (Merrimon. Avenue) at SR 2230 (Beaverdam Road) in Asheville. 1938. P-9. STONEMAN'S RAID. On a raid through western North Carolina Gen. Stoneman's U.S. Cavalry occupied Asheville on April 26, 1865. ................
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