Carolina Quotes

Madison County

8 places on the trail: 8 highway markers.

Exploration and settlement (2)Faith and congregations (2)Schools and colleges (2)Writers, artists and musicians (2)Forts and the armed forces (1)Native nations (1)

The young state, 1790-1860

P-24HOT SPRINGSHealth resort since 1800. Name changed from Warm Springs, 1886. Internment camp for Germans in World War I was here.
P-34MARS HILL COLLEGEBaptist; coeducational. Founded 1856 as French Broad Baptist Institute. Name changed 1859. Senior college since 1962.

Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877

P-71SHELTON LAUREL MASSACREThirteen men and boys, suspected of Unionism, were killed by Confederate soldiers in early 1863. Graves 8 mi. E.

The New South, 1878-1929

Battlefields, sites and undated markers