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Highlands Historical Society

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Dedication of the N.C. Highway Historical Marker Honoring André Michaux

Date
June 15, 2013 11:00 am

Description

The French botanist André Michaux made his first foray into North Carolina and the North American wilderness when he camped near modern Highlands on June 15, 1787.

West Main Street (US 64/NC 28)
Reception afterwards at Highlands Historic Village

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Highlands Historical Society

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(828) 787-1050
524 N. 4th Street, P.O. Box
670, Highlands, NC
28741-0670