Record #:

16101

Author(s):

Topkins, Robert M.

Abstract:

Mount Mitchell, in Yancey County, was named for Dr. Elisha Mitchell after he met his death on the peaks. A professor at the University of North Carolina, Mitchell conducted many scientific studies throughout the Black Mountain range until he fell to his death in 1857. The mountain was named in his honor and a monument constructed at the peak of Mount Mitchell.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 17 Issue 1, Fall 1977, p9-17, il

Subject(s):

Mitchell, Elisha, 1793-1857