Davidson Fort
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Davidson Fort is a monument
under construction in Old Fort, North Carolina
. This will be the third monument in Old Fort standing with Old Fort's other monuments Andrews Geyser
and the Arrowhead Monument
. The estimated amount of tourism this will bring to Old Fort is over 100,000 visitors a year with the nearby Biltmore Estate
.
Monument
A monument is a type of structure either explicitly created to commemorate a person or important event or which has become important to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, or simply as an example of historic architecture...
under construction in Old Fort, North Carolina
Old Fort, North Carolina
Old Fort is a town in McDowell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 959 at the 2008 estimated census. The town is well known for its weekly Mountain Music concerts, attracting large audiences and many musicians from the surrounding areas to Old Fort's downtown each Friday at...
. This will be the third monument in Old Fort standing with Old Fort's other monuments Andrews Geyser
Andrews Geyser
Andrews Geyser is a man-made fountain in Old Fort, North Carolina in McDowell County. The fountain is named for Colonel Alexander Boyd Andrews, a North Carolina native who was the Vice President of the Southern Railway Company and one of the men responsible for the construction of the railroad...
and the Arrowhead Monument
Arrowhead Monument
Just over the railroad tracks in Old Fort, North Carolina, is the town square defined by a arrowhead hand-chiseled in granite. The landmark was unveiled to a crowd of more than 6,000 people on July 27, 1930, by Marie Nesbitt as a symbol of the peace achieved in an earlier century between pioneers...
. The estimated amount of tourism this will bring to Old Fort is over 100,000 visitors a year with the nearby Biltmore Estate
Biltmore Estate
Biltmore House is a Châteauesque-styled mansion near Asheville, North Carolina, built by George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895. It is the largest privately-owned home in the United States, at and featuring 250 rooms...
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