Carolina Quotes

Mitchell County

4 places on the trail: 4 highway markers.

Medicine and science (2)Work and industry (2)Native nations (1)Schools and colleges (1)Exploration and settlement (1)

The young state, 1790-1860

N-20ANDRE MICHAUXFrench botanist, pioneer in studying flora of western North Carolina, visited Roan Mountain, 12 miles north, August 16, ...
N-19ASA GRAYAmerican botanist and Harvard professor. In July, 1841, investigated flora of this region. He visited Roan Mountain, 12 ...

The New South, 1878-1929

N-46PENLAND SCHOOLFounded 1929 by Lucy Morgan (1889-1981) to promote traditional crafts including pottery, metalworking and weaving. Campu...

Battlefields, sites and undated markers

N-7SINK HOLE MINEAmong oldest of area mica mines. Evidence indicates it was first worked by Indians. Remains 4 mi. S.W.